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Medical Transcriptionists salary in Kentucky

The median medical transcriptionists in Kentucky earns $39,000 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,663 a month.

10th percentile
$27,940
25th percentile
$30,230
Median percentile
$39,000
75th percentile
$44,260
90th percentile
$52,420

Based on 690 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

$31,957 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,000
Federal income tax−$2,500
Social Security + Medicare−$2,984
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,560
Monthly take-home$2,663
Every two weeks$1,229

Does it go far here?

$43,257Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
36%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 medical transcriptionists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky