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Tour and Travel Guides salary in Lexington, KY

The median tour and travel guides in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $35,160 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,419 a month.

10th percentile
$27,080
25th percentile
$28,510
Median percentile
$35,160
75th percentile
$36,570
90th percentile
$46,360

Based on 80 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

$29,025 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,160
Federal income tax−$2,039
Social Security + Medicare−$2,690
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,406
Monthly take-home$2,419
Every two weeks$1,116

Does it go far here?

$37,852Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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