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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $62,340 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,148 a month.

10th percentile
$48,110
25th percentile
$49,850
Median percentile
$62,340
75th percentile
$79,710
90th percentile
$92,260

Based on 790 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

$49,777 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,340
Federal income tax−$5,301
Social Security + Medicare−$4,769
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,494
Monthly take-home$4,148
Every two weeks$1,914

Does it go far here?

$66,979Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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