Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Kentucky
The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Kentucky earns $38,750 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,647 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $30,700
- 25th percentile
- $35,940
- Median percentile
- $38,750
- 75th percentile
- $45,950
- 90th percentile
- $49,770
Based on 26,430 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
$31,766 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $38,750 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,470 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$2,964 |
| Kentucky income tax (approx.) | −$1,550 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,647 |
| Every two weeks | $1,222 |
Does it go far here?
$42,980Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Kentucky
| Job | Median 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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky