Project Manager Salary in Kentucky (2026)
The average Project Manager in Kentucky earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $85,263/year ($7,105/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $85,263 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $7,105 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,279 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $41/hr |
Federal Tax | $16,470 |
State Tax | $4,469 |
FICA Taxes | $8,798 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 25.86% |
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Project Manager Salary Ranges in Kentucky
Not all Project Managers earn the same — not even close
Kentucky's project manager market is anchored by Humana HQ Louisville (Fortune 50 enterprise PMO supporting Medicare Advantage + claims + provider network + Centerwell platform), UPS Worldport Louisville (substantial logistics infrastructure + IT + customer-facing PM at the country's largest air cargo hub), Toyota Manufacturing Kentucky Georgetown (new model launch + plant expansion PM for Toyota's largest NA plant), Ford Louisville Assembly + KTP (vehicle launch + plant PM), Brown-Forman Louisville (spirits launch + distillery expansion PM), UK HealthCare Lexington (academic medical center + research grant PM), Amazon Air Hub CVG Northern KY (substantial logistics infrastructure PM).
Director / VP PMO
$175,000–$325,000+ TC
Humana VP · UPS Director · Toyota Director · Brown-Forman Director · Fortune 500 program leadership
Senior Program Manager (Healthcare)
$130,000–$200,000
Humana · UK HealthCare · UofL Health · Norton · Baptist Health · clinical + regulatory + IT PM
Senior Program Manager (Logistics)
$125,000–$190,000
UPS Worldport · Amazon Air CVG · DHL CVG · logistics infrastructure + IT + automation PM
Senior Program Manager (Automotive)
$125,000–$190,000
Toyota Georgetown · Ford Louisville · stage-gate + new model launch + plant expansion PM
Senior Program Manager (Consumer / Spirits)
$118,000–$180,000
Brown-Forman · Yum! Brands · GE Appliances · brand + product launch + supply chain PM
Senior Construction PM (Healthcare)
$115,000–$185,000
UK HealthCare + UofL Health + Norton + Baptist Health construction PM · CHA + ASHE credential
Senior IT / TPM (Fortune 500)
$135,000–$215,000
Humana TPM · UPS TPM · Toyota TPM · enterprise IT program · cross-functional senior
Senior Cleared PM (Federal / Cleared)
$125,000–$195,000
Fort Knox · Blue Grass Army Depot · Lockheed Lexington · TS/SCI clearance premium
Mid-Level PM (3-6 yrs)
$82,000–$125,000
Functional PM at KY Fortune 500 · transitioning to senior band · PMP-track
Junior PM (0-3 yrs)
$58,000–$85,000
UK Gatton + UofL CoB + Bellarmine + Centre College pipeline · PMI Louisville + Lexington chapters
Worth knowing: UPS Worldport Louisville operates one of the country's most complex single-site logistics infrastructure environments and a feature most national PM-career surveys understate for KY. UPS Worldport (~25K UPS Louisville total employees + ~6K Worldport specific, ~$10B+ infrastructure investment across decades, ~5.2M square feet of automated sorting + cargo handling + customs facilities at Louisville International Airport SDF, the country's largest air cargo hub by package volume + 3rd-largest globally after Hong Kong + Memphis FedEx) supports substantial logistics + IT + customer-facing + customs program management — Worldport's ~115 packages/second peak sorting capability requires continuous automation + IT + facility expansion PM. Senior UPS Worldport PMs clear $125-190K TC. Humana HQ Louisville (Fortune 50, ~$106B revenue) operates substantial enterprise PMO supporting Medicare Advantage + claims + Centerwell primary care + Humana Pharmacy programs. Toyota Manufacturing Kentucky Georgetown (Toyota's largest NA plant) supports new model launch PM. Amazon Air Hub CVG (Northern KY, opened 2021, Amazon's largest NA air cargo hub) supports substantial post-2021 buildout + operations PM. KY's flat 4% rate is substantially lower than OR/MN's 9.85-9.9% tops. KY's Local Occupational Tax (Louisville 1.45-2.20%, Lexington 2.25%) adds modest local layer.
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