Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,478
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$8,902
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,637
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
$48,380
Kept after tax
$39,478
Worth in national money
$43,637
State rank
33
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Kentucky pays this job around $48,380 at the midpoint, 33 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 293 among 491 occupations Kentucky publishes pay for.
- Kentucky is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,380 the take-home is $39,478; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,637 would nationally. The average comes to $49,680, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For information and record clerks, all other the Kentucky median is $48,380, ranking 33 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 293 of 491 in Kentucky places information and record clerks, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for information and record clerks, all other in Kentucky, on $48,380, is $39,478 — equivalent to $43,637 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $49,680 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,940 |
| This salary | $48,380 |
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 | $39,478 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,053 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,390 |
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 | $46,419 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,681 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of information and record clerks, all other in Kentucky earn under $48,380 and half over. The published range runs $36,810 at the tenth percentile to $64,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kentucky the take-home figure of $39,478, from $48,380, 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 293 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 $43,637 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 293.
- Figures are distribution medians for information and record clerks, all other in Kentucky, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,810 to $64,940; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Kentucky is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,478 from $48,380. 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 293 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,637, worked from $48,380, 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 293 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,810 at the bottom tenth to $64,940 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 $43,637 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 $39,478.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($36,810 to $64,940) 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 $43,637 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 $39,478 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.