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

The median child, family, and school social workers in Owensboro, KY earns $58,920 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,930 a month.

10th percentile: $37,370
25th percentile: $44,590
Median percentile: $58,920
75th percentile: $67,110
90th percentile: $74,000

Based on 260 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

$47,165 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,920
Federal income tax	−$4,890
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,507
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$2,357
Monthly take-home	$3,930
Every two weeks	$1,814

Does it go far here?

$66,494Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,430
Customer Service Representatives	$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,380

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky