Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Kentucky
The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Kentucky earns $45,430 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,072 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $33,210
- 25th percentile
- $36,050
- Median percentile
- $45,430
- 75th percentile
- $57,510
- 90th percentile
- $63,740
Based on 2,540 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
$36,866 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $45,430 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,272 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,475 |
| Kentucky income tax (approx.) | −$1,817 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,072 |
| Every two weeks | $1,418 |
Does it go far here?
$50,389Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Kentucky
| Job | Median 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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky