Salary and cost of living across Kentucky
This page covers 21 Kentucky counties and 37 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $46,180 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $781 a month in Nelson County, KY to $1,205 in Fayette County, KY. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Kenton County, KY has the highest median-of-medians pay at $46,380. Kenton County, KY has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.