Computer Occupations, All Other in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,725
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$20,695
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,966
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
$89,420
Kept after tax
$68,725
Worth in national money
$75,966
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kentucky is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $89,420, ranking 44 of 51 states — about 23.3% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Kentucky. It ranks 68 out of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $89,420 you keep $68,725 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $75,966 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $91,010, since top earners drag the number up.
- Kentucky ranks 44 of 51 for computer occupations, all other, with a median of $89,420 — about 23.3% 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.
- Within Kentucky, computer occupations, all other ranks 68 of 491 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Kentucky is $68,725 after the full tax stack, from $89,420. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $75,966 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $91,010 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,980 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,420 |
| Top tenth earn over | $136,990 |
| This salary | $89,420 |
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 | $68,725 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,737 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,143 |
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 | $85,138 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,961 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $89,420 as a midpoint for Kentucky, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,980 and the ninetieth is $136,990 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Kentucky the take-home figure of $68,725, from $89,420, 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 68 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $75,966, the adjusted value of that $89,420 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Kentucky. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 68 of 491 locally.
- The Kentucky median of $89,420 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,980 to $136,990. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Kentucky is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $68,725 from $89,420. 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 68 of 491 locally.
- This $75,966 adjusted figure, worked from $89,420, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 68 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 68 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $44,980 and the top tenth $136,990 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $75,966 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 $68,725.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($44,980) and the ninetieth ($136,990) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $75,966 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 $68,725 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.