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Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Kentucky

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Kentucky earns $72,230 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,730 a month.

10th percentile
$41,650
25th percentile
$60,180
Median percentile
$72,230
75th percentile
$88,710
90th percentile
$106,330

Based on 70 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

$56,755 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,230
Federal income tax−$7,061
Social Security + Medicare−$5,526
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,889
Monthly take-home$4,730
Every two weeks$2,183

Does it go far here?

$80,114Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

All anthropologists and archeologists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky