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Kentucky Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against Kentucky-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. Kentucky is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

Kentucky Salaries

How Kentucky salaries compare to the national market

Kentucky trade wages run about 10% below the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 0.9 Kentucky wage index to national medians. Battery and logistics work dominates: the BlueOval SK plants at Glendale represent one of the largest manufacturing investments in the state's history, UPS Worldport keeps Louisville's air-cargo infrastructure in constant expansion, and bourbon distilleries have been building continuously for a decade. On the tax side, Kentucky withholds Flat 4.0%, cut to 3.5% from 2026, and local occupational taxes of more than 2% apply in Louisville and Lexington.

Kentucky: kentucky salary calculator — Kentucky wage index 0.9× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~10% below, State income tax Flat 4.0%, cut to 3.5% from 2026. Simplified outline of Kentucky, stylised and not to scale.
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Kentucky trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

Kentucky-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 0.9 Kentucky wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeKentucky median / yrNational medianKentucky / hr
Electrician$56,870$63,190$27.34
Plumber$57,420$63,800$27.61
HVAC Technician$54,910$61,010$26.40
Pipefitter$57,420$63,800$27.61
Ironworker$56,500$62,780$27.16
Carpenter$54,520$60,580$26.21

Trade pay by Kentucky metro

Local BLS medians vs the Kentucky state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Northern Kentucky (Cincinnati metro)$59,1401.04× state
Louisville$58,5801.03× state
Lexington$56,8701.0× state
Bowling Green$54,0300.95× state
What is driving trade demand in Kentucky?

Electric-vehicle batteries and logistics. The BlueOval SK campus at Glendale is one of the largest manufacturing investments Kentucky has seen, drawing electricians, pipefitters and millwrights from across the region, and the supplier plants following it extend the work. Louisville's UPS Worldport keeps air-cargo and warehouse construction constant, and distillery expansion has run for a decade without pause.

How accurate is the Kentucky benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a Kentucky wage index (0.9×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. Northern Kentucky (Cincinnati metro) scale runs above the state figure while rural markets run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the Kentucky salary guide.

Does a Kentucky salary go as far as the number suggests?

Not entirely. Kentucky withholds Flat 4.0%, cut to 3.5% from 2026 from every paycheck, and local occupational taxes of more than 2% apply in Louisville and Lexington, which costs roughly $2,600 a year on a $65,000 salary before any local layer. That is why a gross figure here is not directly comparable with one from a no-income-tax state; run both through the Kentucky paycheck calculator to compare take-home.

What is the median trade salary in Kentucky?

It varies by role: the Kentucky electrician median is about $56,870, plumbers $57,420, HVAC technicians $54,910, and pipefitters $57,420 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Kentucky-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the Kentucky wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 0.9 Kentucky factor to localise them, reflecting that Kentucky gross pay runs about 10% below the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which Kentucky metros pay trades the most?

Northern Kentucky prices against the Cincinnati market and edges out Louisville at the top, both running a few points above the state figure. Lexington sits at parity on university, healthcare and distillery work, and Bowling Green lower despite the Corvette plant and battery-corridor spillover.

Do Kentucky trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. Kentucky follows the federal 1.5x-after-40 standard and additionally requires premium pay for a seventh consecutive day of work in a week. Battery-plant construction and Worldport expansion have made long weeks routine. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5x (or 2x) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 0.9 Kentucky wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · Kentucky Department of Revenue · Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Reviewed 2026-07-25 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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