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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Owensboro, KY

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Owensboro, KY earns $64,380 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,278 a month.

10th percentile
$49,460
25th percentile
$49,460
Median percentile
$64,380
75th percentile
$72,740
90th percentile
$77,580

Based on 60 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

$51,334 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,380
Federal income tax−$5,546
Social Security + Medicare−$4,925
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,575
Monthly take-home$4,278
Every two weeks$1,974

Does it go far here?

$72,655Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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