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Surgeons, All Other salary in Kentucky

The median surgeons, all other in Kentucky earns $162,160 a year, 61% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,635 a month.

10th percentile
$64,630
25th percentile
$74,400
Median percentile
$162,160
75th percentile
$468,680
90th percentile
$468,680

Based on 440 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

$115,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$162,160
Federal income tax−$27,652
Social Security + Medicare−$12,405
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$6,486
Monthly take-home$9,635
Every two weeks$4,447

Does it go far here?

$179,860Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
10%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 surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky