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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in Lexington, KY

The median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $46,120 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,116 a month.

10th percentile
$40,450
25th percentile
$45,490
Median percentile
$46,120
75th percentile
$62,850
90th percentile
$80,530

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,393 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,120
Federal income tax−$3,354
Social Security + Medicare−$3,528
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,845
Monthly take-home$3,116
Every two weeks$1,438

Does it go far here?

$49,651Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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