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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Lexington, KY

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $62,370 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,150 a month.

10th percentile
$44,270
25th percentile
$49,610
Median percentile
$62,370
75th percentile
$71,590
90th percentile
$79,990

Based on 160 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

$49,799 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,370
Federal income tax−$5,304
Social Security + Medicare−$4,771
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,495
Monthly take-home$4,150
Every two weeks$1,915

Does it go far here?

$67,145Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
27%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

All career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky