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Conservation Scientists salary in Kentucky

The median conservation scientists in Kentucky earns $71,980 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,716 a month.

10th percentile
$45,710
25th percentile
$53,380
Median percentile
$71,980
75th percentile
$96,100
90th percentile
$106,330

Based on 180 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

$56,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,980
Federal income tax−$7,006
Social Security + Medicare−$5,506
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,879
Monthly take-home$4,716
Every two weeks$2,176

Does it go far here?

$79,837Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

All conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky