SALARY · FOOD SERVERS, NONRESTAURANT · KENTUCKY

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Kentucky

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for food servers, nonrestaurant in Kentucky, where the median was $32,200 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$32,200

$15 per hour at the median · That is $3,160 (8.9 percent) below the national median of $35,360 for this occupation.

$32,750Mean annual salary
$16Mean hourly wage
$3,660People employed in this job in Kentucky

Salary range

25th: $28,150Median: $32,20075th: $36,850
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,150
Median (50th percentile)$32,200
75th percentile$36,850
Mean$32,750

The middle half of workers earned from $28,150 to $36,850 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

$27,043 a year
$2,254 a month
Federal tax $1,684 · FICA $2,463 · State tax $1,009

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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