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Pharmacists salary in Kentucky

The median pharmacists in Kentucky earns $136,530 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,260 a month.

10th percentile
$84,280
25th percentile
$128,970
Median percentile
$136,530
75th percentile
$158,280
90th percentile
$168,940

Based on 5,030 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

$99,123 take-home a year
Gross pay$136,530
Federal income tax−$21,501
Social Security + Medicare−$10,445
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$5,461
Monthly take-home$8,260
Every two weeks$3,812

Does it go far here?

$151,432Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
12%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 pharmacists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky