Estimate take-home pay on Kentucky's $7.25/hr minimum wage for different hours and pay periods — with federal tax, Kentucky 3.5% state tax, FICA, and local tax.
Kentucky · 2026 tax year · salaried or hourly
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Kentucky's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour — the same as the federal minimum wage floor.
At $7.25/hr working 40 hours per week, gross annual pay is $15,080 — just above the federal poverty level for a single adult.
Workers earning minimum wage typically see very low or zero federal income tax withholding due to the standard deduction and low tax brackets.
1Select Hourly and enter $7.25 as the hourly rate.
2Enter your expected weekly hours (20, 30, or 40 are common).
3Choose your work city to add the local occupational tax, then review net pay.
At $7.25/hr for 40 hours/week in Louisville, a single worker's bi-weekly net pay is approximately $435–$455 after federal, Kentucky state, FICA, and Louisville's 2.20% local tax. Exact figures depend on W-4 withholding elections.
No. Kentucky's state minimum wage matches the federal floor at $7.25 per hour as of 2026. Some Kentucky cities have discussed local minimum wages, but no city-level minimum above $7.25 is currently in effect.