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

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Owensboro, KY earns $51,700 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,471 a month.

10th percentile
$40,160
25th percentile
$44,990
Median percentile
$51,700
75th percentile
$51,700
90th percentile
$60,170

Based on 410 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

$41,653 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,700
Federal income tax−$4,024
Social Security + Medicare−$3,955
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,068
Monthly take-home$3,471
Every two weeks$1,602

Does it go far here?

$58,346Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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