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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Kentucky

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Kentucky earns $44,170 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,992 a month.

10th percentile
$38,990
25th percentile
$44,170
Median percentile
$44,170
75th percentile
$60,400
90th percentile
$76,450

Based on 50 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

$35,904 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,170
Federal income tax−$3,120
Social Security + Medicare−$3,379
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,767
Monthly take-home$2,992
Every two weeks$1,381

Does it go far here?

$48,991Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
32%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky