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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kentucky

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in Kentucky earns $61,260 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,079 a month.

10th percentile
$35,590
25th percentile
$49,050
Median percentile
$61,260
75th percentile
$96,670
90th percentile
$136,960

Based on 150 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

$48,952 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,260
Federal income tax−$5,171
Social Security + Medicare−$4,686
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,450
Monthly take-home$4,079
Every two weeks$1,883

Does it go far here?

$67,947Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
24%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 sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky