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Natural Sciences Managers salary in Kentucky

The median natural sciences managers in Kentucky earns $126,440 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,719 a month.

10th percentile
$55,180
25th percentile
$86,560
Median percentile
$126,440
75th percentile
$173,620
90th percentile
$197,760

Based on 400 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

$92,630 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,440
Federal income tax−$19,080
Social Security + Medicare−$9,673
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$5,058
Monthly take-home$7,719
Every two weeks$3,563

Does it go far here?

$140,241Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
13%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 natural sciences managers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky