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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Kentucky

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Kentucky earns $74,710 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,867 a month.

10th percentile
$57,020
25th percentile
$65,870
Median percentile
$74,710
75th percentile
$95,720
90th percentile
$199,580

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

$58,400 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,710
Federal income tax−$7,606
Social Security + Medicare−$5,715
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,988
Monthly take-home$4,867
Every two weeks$2,246

Does it go far here?

$82,865Median 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 biochemists and biophysicists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky