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Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median structural iron and steel workers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $69,280 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,566 a month.

10th percentile
$51,400
25th percentile
$60,280
Median percentile
$69,280
75th percentile
$78,590
90th percentile
$88,050

Based on 310 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

$54,797 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,280
Federal income tax−$6,412
Social Security + Medicare−$5,300
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,771
Monthly take-home$4,566
Every two weeks$2,108

Does it go far here?

$74,435Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All structural iron and steel workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky