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Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $102,140 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,383 a month.

10th percentile
$71,350
25th percentile
$82,850
Median percentile
$102,140
75th percentile
$127,390
90th percentile
$169,360

Based on 60 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

$76,600 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,140
Federal income tax−$13,641
Social Security + Medicare−$7,814
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,086
Monthly take-home$6,383
Every two weeks$2,946

Does it go far here?

$113,289Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
15%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 anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky