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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Kentucky

The median kindergarten teachers, except special education in Kentucky earns $60,280 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,017 a month.

10th percentile
$44,980
25th percentile
$49,130
Median percentile
$60,280
75th percentile
$65,070
90th percentile
$79,920

Based on 2,450 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

$48,204 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,280
Federal income tax−$5,054
Social Security + Medicare−$4,611
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,411
Monthly take-home$4,017
Every two weeks$1,854

Does it go far here?

$66,860Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
24%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 kindergarten teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky