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General Internal Medicine Physicians salary in Lexington, KY

The median general internal medicine physicians in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $180,790 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,634 a month.

10th percentile
$65,080
25th percentile
$86,900
Median percentile
$180,790
75th percentile
$288,010
90th percentile
$456,710

Based on 470 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

$127,604 take-home a year
Gross pay$180,790
Federal income tax−$32,124
Social Security + Medicare−$13,830
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$7,232
Monthly take-home$10,634
Every two weeks$4,908

Does it go far here?

$194,630Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
11%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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