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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in Kentucky

The median teachers and instructors, all other in Kentucky earns $58,200 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,885 a month.

10th percentile
$34,910
25th percentile
$45,850
Median percentile
$58,200
75th percentile
$69,240
90th percentile
$83,770

Based on 2,650 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

$46,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,200
Federal income tax−$4,804
Social Security + Medicare−$4,452
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,328
Monthly take-home$3,885
Every two weeks$1,793

Does it go far here?

$64,553Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
25%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 teachers and instructors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky