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General Internal Medicine Physicians salary in Kentucky

The median general internal medicine physicians in Kentucky earns $241,530 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,997 a month.

10th percentile
$73,510
25th percentile
$148,900
Median percentile
$241,530
75th percentile
$345,690
90th percentile
$456,710

Based on 1,060 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

$167,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$241,530
Federal income tax−$48,594
Social Security + Medicare−$15,315
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$9,661
Monthly take-home$13,997
Every two weeks$6,460

Does it go far here?

$267,893Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
7%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
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,680

All general internal medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky