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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Lexington, KY

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $64,760 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,302 a month.

10th percentile
$41,740
25th percentile
$50,770
Median percentile
$64,760
75th percentile
$83,050
90th percentile
$105,720

Based on 140 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

$51,624 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,760
Federal income tax−$5,591
Social Security + Medicare−$4,954
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,590
Monthly take-home$4,302
Every two weeks$1,986

Does it go far here?

$69,718Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
26%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 communications teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky