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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Kentucky

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Kentucky earns $60,060 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,003 a month.

10th percentile
$46,070
25th percentile
$48,630
Median percentile
$60,060
75th percentile
$63,240
90th percentile
$75,560

Based on 3,710 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

$48,036 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,060
Federal income tax−$5,027
Social Security + Medicare−$4,595
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,402
Monthly take-home$4,003
Every two weeks$1,848

Does it go far here?

$66,616Median 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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky