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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers take-home pay in Kentucky

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Kentucky earns $350,950. After taxes that leaves about $233,059 a year, or $19,422 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 33.6%.

$233,059 take-home a year
Gross pay$350,950
Federal income tax−$85,967
Social Security + Medicare−$17,886
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$14,038
Monthly take-home$19,422
Every two weeks$8,964

Estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction, 2026 federal rules. State tax uses an approximate effective rate; local taxes and pre-tax deductions are not included.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Kentucky