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Physical Therapists salary in Kentucky

The median physical therapists in Kentucky earns $100,710 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,304 a month.

10th percentile
$73,900
25th percentile
$80,990
Median percentile
$100,710
75th percentile
$114,820
90th percentile
$126,920

Based on 3,390 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

$75,651 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,710
Federal income tax−$13,326
Social Security + Medicare−$7,704
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,028
Monthly take-home$6,304
Every two weeks$2,910

Does it go far here?

$111,703Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
15%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 physical therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky