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Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median social work teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $65,260 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,334 a month.

10th percentile
$41,280
25th percentile
$50,930
Median percentile
$65,260
75th percentile
$81,860
90th percentile
$103,340

Based on 280 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

$52,006 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,260
Federal income tax−$5,651
Social Security + Medicare−$4,992
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,610
Monthly take-home$4,334
Every two weeks$2,000

Does it go far here?

$72,383Median 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 social work teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky