SALARY · HEAVY AND TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK DRIVERS · KENTUCKY

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Kentucky

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Kentucky, where the median was $56,340 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$56,340

$27 per hour at the median · That is $2,300 (3.9 percent) below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.

$59,870Mean annual salary
$29Mean hourly wage
$31,760People employed in this job in Kentucky

Salary range

25th: $47,810Median: $56,34075th: $70,020
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$47,810
Median (50th percentile)$56,340
75th percentile$70,020
Mean$59,870

The middle half of workers earned from $47,810 to $70,020 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$45,595 a year
$3,800 a month
Federal tax $4,581 · FICA $4,310 · State tax $1,854

Caveat: the Kentucky form was retrieved via a reproduction, not directly from revenue.ky.gov.

Kentucky city and county occupational taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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