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Software Developers salary in Kentucky

The median software developers in Kentucky earns $109,010 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,763 a month.

10th percentile
$76,310
25th percentile
$91,960
Median percentile
$109,010
75th percentile
$136,090
90th percentile
$168,110

Based on 7,660 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$81,158 take-home a year
Gross pay$109,010
Federal income tax−$15,152
Social Security + Medicare−$8,339
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,360
Monthly take-home$6,763
Every two weeks$3,121

Does it go far here?

$120,909Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
14%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

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