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Louisville, Kentucky withholds a 2.20% local occupational (payroll) tax on wages earned in the city — $22.00 out of every $1,000 you earn. That 2.20% is the resident rate. 1.45% of it applies to everyone who works in Louisville; the other 0.75% is a Jefferson County school boards fee withheld only from residents, so if you commute in from another county your rate is 1.45%.

Louisville withholds 2.20% of your gross wages for the local occupational tax — about $22.00 on every $1,000 of pay, or 1.45% ($14.50) if you work in Louisville but live outside Jefferson County. 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.

Yes, but at a lower rate. Working in Louisville without living in Jefferson County means 1.45% is withheld instead of the 2.20% resident rate: the 1.45% city and transit portion applies to everyone who works in Louisville, while the remaining school boards portion is withheld only from residents. If you live in Jefferson County but work elsewhere, you generally owe that other jurisdiction's rate instead.

A Louisville 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 Louisville's 2.20% occupational tax (1.45% for non-residents). Enter your pay above to see all four broken out line by line.