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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Lexington, KY

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $53,680 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,597 a month.

10th percentile
$40,170
25th percentile
$47,390
Median percentile
$53,680
75th percentile
$64,740
90th percentile
$66,300

Based on 480 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

$43,165 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,680
Federal income tax−$4,262
Social Security + Medicare−$4,107
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,147
Monthly take-home$3,597
Every two weeks$1,660

Does it go far here?

$57,789Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
32%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

All welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky