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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Elizabethtown, KY

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Elizabethtown, KY earns $61,560 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,098 a month.

10th percentile
$48,610
25th percentile
$48,610
Median percentile
$61,560
75th percentile
$76,030
90th percentile
$76,030

Based on 320 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

$49,181 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,560
Federal income tax−$5,207
Social Security + Medicare−$4,709
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,462
Monthly take-home$4,098
Every two weeks$1,892

Does it go far here?

$67,968Median pay in Elizabethtown, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.6 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($964 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

JobMedian pay
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Human Resources Specialists$78,850
Registered Nurses$77,930
General and Operations Managers$76,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,900
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,680
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,300

All secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky