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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Elizabethtown, KY

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Elizabethtown, KY earns $51,720 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,472 a month.

10th percentile
$34,690
25th percentile
$39,890
Median percentile
$51,720
75th percentile
$69,220
90th percentile
$74,560

Based on 60 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

$41,668 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,720
Federal income tax−$4,026
Social Security + Medicare−$3,957
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,069
Monthly take-home$3,472
Every two weeks$1,603

Does it go far here?

$57,104Median pay in Elizabethtown, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($964 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

JobMedian pay
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Human Resources Specialists$78,850
Registered Nurses$77,930
General and Operations Managers$76,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,900
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,680
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,300

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