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Georgetown, Kentucky withholds a 1.00% local occupational (payroll) tax on wages earned in the city — $10.00 out of every $1,000 you earn, and Scott County adds a separate 1.00% on the same wages, for 2.00% of local tax in total.

Georgetown withholds 1.00% of your gross wages for the local occupational tax — about $10.00 on every $1,000 of pay. It is withheld on gross wages, before federal income tax, Kentucky's 3.5% flat state tax, and FICA (Social Security and Medicare) are applied.

The 1.00% Georgetown occupational tax is based on where you work, not where you live. If you earn wages in Georgetown (Scott County), it is generally withheld even if you live in another city or county. If you live in Georgetown but work elsewhere, you usually owe that other jurisdiction's rate instead.

A Georgetown paycheck is reduced by four layers: federal income tax (progressive brackets), Kentucky's 3.5% flat state tax after the $3,360 standard deduction, FICA at 6.2% Social Security plus 1.45% Medicare, and Georgetown's 1.00% occupational tax. Enter your pay above to see all four broken out line by line.

Yes. Georgetown's own fee is 1.00% and Scott County levies another 1.00% on the same wages, so working in Georgetown means 2.00% withheld. Scott County Schools adds 0.5% for county residents — 2.5% for someone who both lives and works in Scott County. That is why the total local burden (2.00%) is higher than the 1.00% city rate on its own.