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Urban and Regional Planners salary in Kentucky

The median urban and regional planners in Kentucky earns $65,000 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,317 a month.

10th percentile
$49,690
25th percentile
$55,360
Median percentile
$65,000
75th percentile
$81,260
90th percentile
$106,330

Based on 180 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

$51,808 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,000
Federal income tax−$5,620
Social Security + Medicare−$4,973
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,600
Monthly take-home$4,317
Every two weeks$1,993

Does it go far here?

$72,095Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
22%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 urban and regional planners salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky