Kentucky Paystub Generator.
Kentucky has a flat income tax: withholding uses 3.5% of taxable wages. Make a Kentucky pay stub with federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, Kentucky withholding worked out for you, plus year-to-date totals.
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What a Kentucky Paystub Shows.
The sample above: a $52,000 salary paid bi-weekly ($2,000.00 a check), single, no dependents, working in Frankfort.
Taxes on this paycheck
- Federal income tax
- $156.15
- Social Security
- $124.00
- Medicare
- $29.00
- Kentucky income tax
- $65.48
- Net pay
- $1,625.37
IRS Publication 15-T, from the pay, frequency, filing status and dependents.
6.2% of wages until the year's wage base ($184,500 in 2026).
1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% once the year's wages pass $200,000.
Kentucky has a flat income tax: withholding uses 3.5% of taxable wages.
Local taxes, SDI and paid leave
Many Kentucky cities and counties levy occupational license taxes on wages, commonly 1% to 2.5% (Louisville and Lexington are among the largest).
Kentucky has no employee-paid state disability or paid family leave program, so nothing else is withheld at the state level.
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Brackets, deductions and take-home pay at any salary are on the Kentucky paycheck calculator.
Kentucky paycheck calculatorKentucky paycheck examples, bi-weekly, single, 2026
| Salary | Gross per check | Federal | Social Security | Medicare | State | Net pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | $1,346.15 | $77.69 | $83.46 | $19.52 | $42.59 | $1,122.89 |
| $52,000 | $2,000.00 | $156.15 | $124.00 | $29.00 | $65.48 | $1,625.37 |
| $75,000 | $2,884.62 | $295.00 | $178.85 | $41.83 | $96.44 | $2,272.50 |
Worked out by the same engine as the paystub generator, for a pay date of November 13, 2026. Estimates; your own figures depend on your W-4 and deductions.
Kentucky Paystub Questions.
Yes. Kentucky has a flat income tax: withholding uses 3.5% of taxable wages. The paystub generator works out the Kentucky withholding from the company's state, the pay frequency and the employee's filing status and dependents.
Paid bi-weekly as a single filer with no dependents in 2026, each paycheck is $2,000.00 gross. About $156.15 goes to federal income tax, $124.00 to Social Security and $29.00 to Medicare, $65.48 to Kentucky income tax, for net pay of about $1,625.37.
Kentucky has no employee-paid state disability or paid family leave program, so nothing else is withheld at the state level. Many Kentucky cities and counties levy occupational license taxes on wages, commonly 1% to 2.5% (Louisville and Lexington are among the largest).
Open the paystub generator with Kentucky preselected, choose one of six templates, enter the pay and the company and employee details, and check the free preview. The Kentucky figures come from the company's state. Download the PDF when everything is right.
Yes. Pick how many stubs you need and each earlier stub steps back one pay period, with year-to-date totals that build up stub by stub.
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