Cooks, Restaurant take-home pay in Kentucky
The median cooks, restaurant in Kentucky earns $34,640. After taxes that leaves about $28,628 a year, or $2,386 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 17.4%.
$28,628 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $34,640 |
| Federal income tax | −$1,977 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$2,650 |
| Kentucky income tax (approx.) | −$1,386 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,386 |
| Every two weeks | $1,101 |
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.