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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Lexington, KY

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $61,450 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,091 a month.

10th percentile
$47,880
25th percentile
$51,130
Median percentile
$61,450
75th percentile
$73,570
90th percentile
$83,190

Based on 480 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

$49,097 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,450
Federal income tax−$5,194
Social Security + Medicare−$4,701
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,458
Monthly take-home$4,091
Every two weeks$1,888

Does it go far here?

$66,154Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

All special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky