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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Owensboro, KY

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Owensboro, KY earns $63,070 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,194 a month.

10th percentile
$47,840
25th percentile
$49,350
Median percentile
$63,070
75th percentile
$65,680
90th percentile
$74,160

Based on 250 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

$50,334 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,070
Federal income tax−$5,388
Social Security + Medicare−$4,825
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,523
Monthly take-home$4,194
Every two weeks$1,936

Does it go far here?

$71,177Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

All middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky