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Emergency Medicine Physicians salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median emergency medicine physicians in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $169,390 a year, 50% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,022 a month.

10th percentile
$149,180
25th percentile
$161,120
Median percentile
$169,390
75th percentile
$293,630
90th percentile
$473,470

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

$120,268 take-home a year
Gross pay$169,390
Federal income tax−$29,388
Social Security + Medicare−$12,958
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$6,776
Monthly take-home$10,022
Every two weeks$4,626

Does it go far here?

$181,995Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
11%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All emergency medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky