Audiologists in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,797
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$21,723
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$78,257
Kentucky costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Kentucky — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$92,520
Kept after tax
$70,797
Worth in national money
$78,257
State rank
31
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Kentucky is 31 of 49 states for audiologists, with a middle wage of $92,520. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Kentucky. It ranks 64 out of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Kentucky is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $92,520 the take-home is $70,797; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $78,257 would nationally. The average comes to $94,660, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kentucky ranks 31 of 49 for audiologists at $92,520. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Kentucky, audiologists ranks 64 of 491 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for audiologists in Kentucky, on $92,520, is $70,797 — equivalent to $78,257 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $94,660 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Audiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $141,590 |
| This salary | $92,520 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Kentucky | $70,797 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,918 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,190 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $88,084 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,025 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of audiologists in Kentucky earn under $92,520 and half over. The published range runs $61,880 at the tenth percentile to $141,590 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kentucky's $70,797, worked from $92,520. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 64 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kentucky, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $78,257, the adjusted value of that $92,520 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 64 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for audiologists in Kentucky, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,880 to $141,590; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Kentucky take-home of $70,797, on $92,520 for work ranking 64 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 64 of 491 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kentucky, so $78,257 — the adjusted value of that $92,520 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 64 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $61,880, the highest tenth $141,590, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Kentucky is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $78,257 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Kentucky's own levy, $70,797 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,880) and the ninetieth ($141,590) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Kentucky's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $78,257 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $70,797 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Kentucky income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.