Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,062
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$9,078
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,283
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
$49,140
Kept after tax
$40,062
Worth in national money
$44,283
State rank
9
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kentucky is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $49,140, which ranks 9 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 5.95% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Kentucky reports figures for, this is number 287.
- Here is where Kentucky does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $49,140 you keep $40,062, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,283 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $49,090, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Kentucky ranks 9 of 49 states publishing a median for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping, at $49,140 — about 5.95% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Kentucky's occupational distribution, weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping sits at 287 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Kentucky income tax, retained pay for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping on $49,140 is $40,062. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,283 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 $49,090 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,450 |
| This salary | $49,140 |
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 | $40,062 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,664 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,408 |
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 | $47,146 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,702 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $49,140 as a midpoint for Kentucky, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,700 and the ninetieth is $61,450 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Kentucky the take-home figure of $40,062, from $49,140, 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 287 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 $44,283 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 287.
- The Kentucky median of $49,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,700 to $61,450. 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 $40,062 from $49,140. 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 287 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,283, worked from $49,140, 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 287 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,700 at the tenth percentile, $61,450 at the ninetieth.
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 $44,283 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $40,062 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 ($37,700 to $61,450) 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 $44,283 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 $40,062 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.