Education Administrators, All Other in Kentucky
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$77,542
after federal, FICA and Kentucky tax
Tax takes
$25,068
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$85,712
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
$102,610
Kept after tax
$77,542
Worth in national money
$85,712
State rank
11
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kentucky is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $102,610, which ranks 11 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 7.78% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Kentucky. It ranks 38 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 $102,610 the take-home is $77,542; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $85,712 would nationally. The average comes to $103,520, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kentucky ranks 11 of 49 states publishing a median for education administrators, all other, at $102,610 — about 7.78% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Kentucky, education administrators, all other ranks 38 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 education administrators, all other in Kentucky, on $102,610, is $77,542 — equivalent to $85,712 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 $103,520 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $71,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,910 |
| This salary | $102,610 |
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 | $77,542 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,016 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,341 |
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 | $97,672 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,234 |
| 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 education administrators, all other in Kentucky earn under $102,610 and half over. The published range runs $71,680 at the tenth percentile to $132,910 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 $77,542, worked from $102,610. 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 38 of 491.
- Two cautions on $85,712, the adjusted value of that $102,610 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Kentucky. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 38 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for education administrators, all other in Kentucky, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $71,680 to $132,910; 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 $77,542, on $102,610 for work ranking 38 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 38 of 491 in the state.
- This $85,712 adjusted figure, worked from $102,610, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 38 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 38 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $71,680 at the bottom tenth to $132,910 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $85,712 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Kentucky then takes its own share, leaving $77,542.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($71,680 to $132,910) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Kentucky rather than a national figure.
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 $85,712 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 $77,542 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.