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Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders salary in Kentucky

The median tank car, truck, and ship loaders in Kentucky earns $53,160 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,564 a month.

10th percentile
$27,470
25th percentile
$38,670
Median percentile
$53,160
75th percentile
$88,940
90th percentile
$90,940

Based on 130 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

$42,768 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,160
Federal income tax−$4,199
Social Security + Medicare−$4,067
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,126
Monthly take-home$3,564
Every two weeks$1,645

Does it go far here?

$58,962Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
27%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

All tank car, truck, and ship loaders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky