Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Kentucky

Maintenance workers, machinery in Kentucky earn the most in Louisville (average $111,740 a year) and the least in Elizabethtown ($63,390), across the 4 Kentucky metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the maintenance workers, machinery average at $96,450 and the median at $76,710 for 2,920 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $64,610.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery average salary by city in Kentucky

Louisville$111,740
Lexington$75,930
Bowling Green$69,880
Elizabethtown$63,390

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Louisville	$111,740	$157,260	$62,450	$81,188	93
Lexington	$75,930	$74,610	$59,410	$57,619	93
Bowling Green	$69,880	$59,100	$51,110	$54,265	90
Elizabethtown	$63,390	$65,660	$65,580	$49,777	91

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; includes Louisville's local income tax (2.2%). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9043.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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