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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median environmental science teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $139,110 a year, 46% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,399 a month.

10th percentile
$63,870
25th percentile
$84,130
Median percentile
$139,110
75th percentile
$179,770
90th percentile
$179,770

Based on 70 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

$100,783 take-home a year
Gross pay$139,110
Federal income tax−$22,120
Social Security + Medicare−$10,642
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$5,564
Monthly take-home$8,399
Every two weeks$3,876

Does it go far here?

$154,294Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
12%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 environmental science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky