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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Lexington, KY

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $83,320 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,343 a month.

10th percentile
$50,530
25th percentile
$55,380
Median percentile
$83,320
75th percentile
$99,180
90th percentile
$99,180

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

$64,113 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,320
Federal income tax−$9,500
Social Security + Medicare−$6,374
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,333
Monthly take-home$5,343
Every two weeks$2,466

Does it go far here?

$89,698Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
21%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, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky