Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Owensboro, KY

The median speech-language pathologists in Owensboro, KY earns $81,270 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,229 a month.

10th percentile: $68,390
25th percentile: $76,660
Median percentile: $81,270
75th percentile: $101,040
90th percentile: $103,550

Based on 70 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

$62,753 take-home a year

Gross pay	$81,270
Federal income tax	−$9,049
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,217
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$3,251
Monthly take-home	$5,229
Every two weeks	$2,414

Does it go far here?

$91,717Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job	Median 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

All speech-language pathologists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky