New Accounts Clerks in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,104
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$7,886
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,908
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
$43,990
Kept after tax
$36,104
Worth in national money
$39,908
State rank
37
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for new accounts clerks is on the low side in Kentucky. The middle earner gets $43,990. That is 37 of 45 states, and about 7.72% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. New accounts clerks ranks 356 among 491 occupations Kentucky publishes pay for.
- Here is where Kentucky does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $43,990 you keep $36,104, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $39,908 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $43,970, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For new accounts clerks, Kentucky sits in the lower band at $43,990, ranking 37 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 7.72%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 356 of 491 in Kentucky places new accounts clerks 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.
- After federal, FICA and Kentucky income tax, retained pay for new accounts clerks on $43,990 is $36,104. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $39,908 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 $43,970 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,700 |
| This salary | $43,990 |
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 | $36,104 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,526 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,291 |
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 | $42,220 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,561 |
| 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 $43,990. The published range is $36,900 up to $50,700, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $36,104 take-home in Kentucky comes from $43,990. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 356 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kentucky, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,908, the adjusted value of that $43,990 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 356 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for new accounts clerks in Kentucky the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,900 to $50,700. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $36,104, from $43,990, assumes a single Kentucky filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 356 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 45 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kentucky, so $39,908 — the adjusted value of that $43,990 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 356 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,900 and the top tenth $50,700, so most people doing this work in Kentucky sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Kentucky is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,908 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Kentucky adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,104 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,900 to $50,700) 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 $39,908 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 $36,104 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.