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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Kentucky

The median transportation security screeners in Kentucky earns $63,130 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,198 a month.

10th percentile
$47,530
25th percentile
$49,940
Median percentile
$63,130
75th percentile
$65,770
90th percentile
$70,010

Based on 510 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

$50,380 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,130
Federal income tax−$5,396
Social Security + Medicare−$4,829
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,525
Monthly take-home$4,198
Every two weeks$1,938

Does it go far here?

$70,021Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
23%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 transportation security screeners salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky