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Tutors salary in Kentucky

The median tutors in Kentucky earns $34,240 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,360 a month.

10th percentile
$27,030
25th percentile
$30,210
Median percentile
$34,240
75th percentile
$40,020
90th percentile
$47,120

Based on 780 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

$28,322 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,240
Federal income tax−$1,929
Social Security + Medicare−$2,619
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,370
Monthly take-home$2,360
Every two weeks$1,089

Does it go far here?

$37,977Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
41%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 tutors salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky