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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Lexington, KY

The median child, family, and school social workers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $63,780 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,240 a month.

10th percentile
$39,840
25th percentile
$46,440
Median percentile
$63,780
75th percentile
$75,810
90th percentile
$88,430

Based on 1,030 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

$50,876 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,780
Federal income tax−$5,474
Social Security + Medicare−$4,879
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,551
Monthly take-home$4,240
Every two weeks$1,957

Does it go far here?

$68,663Median 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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky