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Louisville: $2,498/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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$2,498

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+$72/mo

+$864 a year

Local pay

$88,181

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,348
Tax$1,925
Rent$1,047
Other bills$1,879
Left$2,498

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoLouisville
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,925
  • Rent$1,047
  • Other living costs$1,879
  • Left over$2,498

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$88,181
Federal income tax
−$11,014
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,746
State income tax (KY)
−$3,396
City / county wage tax
−$1,940
Take-home pay
$65,085
Effective tax rate
26.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,047
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$545
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$2,926

Left over each month

$7,348 gross, minus $1,925 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$2,498

County by county

12 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Louisville, KY
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Jefferson CountyKY777k57%$1,097$1,120$237,200$67,84922 min
Clark CountyIN123k9%$1,058$1,080$212,400$72,29822 min
Bullitt CountyKY83k6%$973$975$233,700$77,64029 min
Floyd CountyIN81k6%$990$1,037$235,100$78,17923 min
Oldham CountyKY69k5%$1,142$1,026$375,000$121,49126 min
Shelby CountyKY49k4%$998$974$277,500$82,67127 min
Nelson CountyKY47k3%$932$896$224,100$67,88826 min
Harrison CountyIN40k3%$861$882$219,200$72,46831 min
Meade CountyKY30k2%$976$854$195,000$70,16334 min
Washington CountyIN28k2%$760$770$162,400$61,35832 min
Spencer CountyKY20k1%$954$923$297,600$98,33332 min
Henry CountyKY16k1%$871$769$181,300$60,73629 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,196 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,047.

Work from home
12.5% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
72.9% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

3 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Army Reserve Administrator

    412th Theater Engineer Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $61,722–$80,243 a year

    Bardstown, KY · Louisville, KY · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Civil Engineer

    Southwestern Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Little Rock AFB, AR · Corona, CA · El Monte, CA · +24 more · Little Rock, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Bakersfield, CA +16 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • PUBLIC NOTICE- DEA Criminal Investigators

    Special Agent Recruitment (Drug Enforcement Administration) · $48,854–$82,938 a year

    Ponce, Puerto Rico · San Juan, Puerto Rico · Tyler, TX · +254 more · Tyler, TX, Waco, TX, St. George, UT +184 · Closes March 16, 2027

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The place

193 sunny days. July high 88°F. January nights 25°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
193 sunny days, 88°F in July, 25°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
1.3M people
Buying instead
Median home $236,400. About $1,576/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Kentucky income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 0.83%.

Fit

Money left over
63
Sun and mild weather
62
Being in a big city
58
Public school districts in Louisville

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Louisville
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Jefferson CountyLouisville95,18017215.2
Bullitt CountyShepherdsville13,0072517.1
Oldham CountyBuckner12,0382316.8
New Albany-Floyd Co Con SchNew Albany11,3621616
Greater Clark County SchoolsJeffersonville10,6451615.3
Clarksville Community School CorpClarksville7,174525.8
Shelby CountyShelbyville6,9851516.9
Meade CountyBrandenburg4,922918.8
Nelson CountyBardstown4,2271315.3
Spencer CountyTaylorsville3,341617.2
Silver Creek School CorporationSellersburg3,214418.2
South Harrison Com SchoolsCorydon3,123815.6

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Louisville calculated?

Louisville is in Kentucky, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.20%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Louisville?

About $1,047 for a one-bedroom and $1,247 for a two-bedroom in Louisville, KY.

How do I compare Louisville with another city?

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