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Pediatricians, General salary in Kentucky

The median pediatricians, general in Kentucky earns $175,690 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,360 a month.

10th percentile
$65,160
25th percentile
$130,250
Median percentile
$175,690
75th percentile
$246,380
90th percentile
$338,450

Based on 380 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

$124,323 take-home a year
Gross pay$175,690
Federal income tax−$30,900
Social Security + Medicare−$13,440
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$7,028
Monthly take-home$10,360
Every two weeks$4,782

Does it go far here?

$194,867Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
9%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

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