Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,690
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$7,460
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,345
Kentucky costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Kentucky — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$42,150
Kept after tax
$34,690
Worth in national money
$38,345
State rank
44
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kentucky is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $42,150, ranking 44 of 48 states — about 11.17% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Kentucky, this one sits low: 374 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Kentucky does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $42,150 you keep $34,690, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,345 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $43,130, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Kentucky ranks 44 of 48 for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers, with a median of $42,150 — about 11.17% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers occupies position 374 of 491 in Kentucky's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Kentucky income tax, retained pay for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers on $42,150 is $34,690. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,345 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $43,130 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,980 |
| This salary | $42,150 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Kentucky | $34,690 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,048 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,249 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $40,460 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,511 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Kentucky earn less than $42,150. The published range is $29,810 up to $57,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Kentucky the take-home figure of $34,690, from $42,150, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 374 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,345 uses one figure for the whole of Kentucky. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 374.
- Reported values are medians; for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers in Kentucky the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,810 to $57,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Kentucky is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $34,690 from $42,150. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 374 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,345, worked from $42,150, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Kentucky address, on work sitting at 374 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,810 at the bottom tenth to $57,980 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Kentucky sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $38,345 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Kentucky then takes its own share, leaving $34,690.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,810 to $57,980) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Kentucky rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Kentucky's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $38,345 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $34,690 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Kentucky income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.