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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Kentucky

The median special education teachers, middle school in Kentucky earns $60,200 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,012 a month.

10th percentile
$44,070
25th percentile
$48,490
Median percentile
$60,200
75th percentile
$63,580
90th percentile
$75,970

Based on 1,530 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

$48,143 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,200
Federal income tax−$5,044
Social Security + Medicare−$4,605
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,408
Monthly take-home$4,012
Every two weeks$1,852

Does it go far here?

$66,771Median 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, middle school salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky