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Editors salary in Kentucky

The median editors in Kentucky earns $59,430 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,963 a month.

10th percentile
$39,040
25th percentile
$45,540
Median percentile
$59,430
75th percentile
$84,160
90th percentile
$149,990

Based on 490 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

$47,555 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,430
Federal income tax−$4,952
Social Security + Medicare−$4,546
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,377
Monthly take-home$3,963
Every two weeks$1,829

Does it go far here?

$65,917Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
24%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 editors salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky