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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Kentucky

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Kentucky earns $71,040 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,664 a month.

10th percentile
$48,540
25th percentile
$56,070
Median percentile
$71,040
75th percentile
$78,850
90th percentile
$94,840

Based on 1,000 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

$55,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,040
Federal income tax−$6,799
Social Security + Medicare−$5,435
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,842
Monthly take-home$4,664
Every two weeks$2,153

Does it go far here?

$78,794Median 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 environmental scientists and specialists, including health salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky