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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $95,830 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,034 a month.

10th percentile
$60,860
25th percentile
$68,120
Median percentile
$95,830
75th percentile
$116,920
90th percentile
$179,250

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

$72,413 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,830
Federal income tax−$12,253
Social Security + Medicare−$7,331
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,833
Monthly take-home$6,034
Every two weeks$2,785

Does it go far here?

$106,290Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
16%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 atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky