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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $64,890 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,310 a month.

10th percentile
$40,390
25th percentile
$50,460
Median percentile
$64,890
75th percentile
$83,010
90th percentile
$102,850

Based on 230 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

$51,724 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,890
Federal income tax−$5,607
Social Security + Medicare−$4,964
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,596
Monthly take-home$4,310
Every two weeks$1,989

Does it go far here?

$71,973Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
22%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 recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky