Calculate Kentucky take-home pay for weekly payrolls — 52 pay periods per year — after federal, Kentucky 3.5% state tax, FICA, and local occupational tax.
On a $52,000 salary paid weekly (52 checks a year), a single Kentucky filer keeps the weekly amount shown below after federal income tax, Kentucky's 3.5% flat state tax, and FICA — before any local occupational tax. Weekly pay simply divides the same annual take-home across 52 checks instead of 26.
Kentucky · 2026 tax year · salaried or hourly
How much and how often you’re paid.
Weekly payroll runs 52 pay periods per year — more frequent than bi-weekly (26) or semi-monthly (24).
Each weekly check represents 1/52 of annual wages before taxes.
Federal withholding for weekly pays uses a shorter annualization period, so the per-check amount can look different from monthly estimates.
1Choose Weekly as the pay frequency in the calculator.
2Enter hourly rate × weekly hours, or divide your annual salary by 52 for the gross amount.
3Select your Kentucky city to include the correct local occupational tax rate.
The final annual tax is the same. The difference is how each paycheck is annualized for withholding. A weekly paycheck annualizes to 52× the gross; a bi-weekly paycheck annualizes to 26×. Kentucky's flat rate and local occupational tax are the same either way.
Most weekly payrolls in 2026 generate 52 paychecks. Some payroll calendars may produce 53 checks in a leap or shifted year depending on the pay date cycle.