Kentucky compensation

Emergency Medicine salary in Kentucky

What emergency medicine pay in Kentucky looks like before and after tax, and what it's worth once local prices are accounted for.

Annual mean

$214,570

-32.4% vs national mean

Est. take-home

$151,032

After federal + FICA + state tax

Adjusted for prices

$167,441

Price level 90.2 (US=100)

On adjusted take-home, Kentucky ranks #28 of 31 states for emergency medicine. See the full ranking →

Nearby states

StateAnnual meanAdjusted
Indiana$360,570$259,019
Missouri$400,590$285,911
Ohio$344,190$249,611

Wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — “Emergency Medicine Physicians” (May 2025). Take-home is an estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction (federal + FICA + state income tax, wages only; state brackets from Tax Foundation) — not tax advice. Price level: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024), US average = 100. Wages cover all employment settings and exclude many self-employed/partnership physicians; individual offers vary widely. VitalPost shows sourced public data for context only.

Emergency Medicine Salary in Kentucky — VitalPost