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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $65,090 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,323 a month.

10th percentile
$40,450
25th percentile
$50,950
Median percentile
$65,090
75th percentile
$82,540
90th percentile
$106,250

Based on 540 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

$51,876 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,090
Federal income tax−$5,631
Social Security + Medicare−$4,979
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,604
Monthly take-home$4,323
Every two weeks$1,995

Does it go far here?

$72,195Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
22%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 english language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky