Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Louisville, Kentucky

The average Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary in Louisville, Kentucky earns $70,860 a year.

$70,860 / year, mean
↓ 36.3% below national average 50th percentile in Kentucky

Louisville sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Kentucky — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's well below the national average for chemistry teachers, postsecondary — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 93 #124 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $283,232 #114 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,737 #95 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Louisville ranks #124 for cost of living and #114 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $169,190 San Diego $167,730 San Jose $167,430 Los Angeles $159,710 Riverside $153,440 Sacramento $146,150 College Station $141,490 Ann Arbor $139,320 Lexington $132,960 Kiryas Joel $130,140 Fresno $129,390 Portland $115,870 Albany $114,850 Grand Rapids $114,670 Baltimore $114,380 Buffalo $111,480 New York $110,490 Santa Maria $107,060 Philadelphia $103,050 Chicago $101,850 Detroit $101,450 Seattle $101,230 Houston $100,150 Ithaca $99,290 Harrisburg $98,140 Dallas $97,840 Miami $97,790 Richmond $97,030 Erie $96,490 Scranton $96,220 Indianapolis $93,770 Pittsburgh $93,080 Allentown $92,430 Harrisonburg $92,400 Austin $92,300 Rochester $91,900 Syracuse $91,530 Bloomington $90,270 Trenton $90,200 El Paso $88,440 Spokane $87,180 San Antonio $86,560 South Bend $84,200 Virginia Beach $82,990 Tampa $78,820 Tyler $75,070 Louisville $70,860
CityMean salaryvs. Louisville
Albany, New York$114,850+62.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$92,430+30.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$139,320+96.6%
Austin, Texas$92,300+30.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$114,380+61.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$90,270+27.4%
Buffalo, New York$111,480+57.3%
Chicago, Illinois$101,850+43.7%
College Station, Texas$141,490+99.7%
Dallas, Texas$97,840+38.1%
Detroit, Michigan$101,450+43.2%
El Paso, Texas$88,440+24.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$96,490+36.2%
Fresno, California$129,390+82.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$114,670+61.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$98,140+38.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$92,400+30.4%
Houston, Texas$100,150+41.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$93,770+32.3%
Ithaca, New York$99,290+40.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$130,140+83.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$132,960+87.6%
Los Angeles, California$159,710+125.4%
Miami, Florida$97,790+38.0%
New York, New York$110,490+55.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$103,050+45.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$93,080+31.4%
Portland, Oregon$115,870+63.5%
Richmond, Virginia$97,030+36.9%
Riverside, California$153,440+116.5%
Rochester, New York$91,900+29.7%
Sacramento, California$146,150+106.3%
San Antonio, Texas$86,560+22.2%
San Diego, California$167,730+136.7%
San Francisco, California$169,190+138.8%
San Jose, California$167,430+136.3%
Santa Maria, California$107,060+51.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$96,220+35.8%
Seattle, Washington$101,230+42.9%
South Bend, Indiana$84,200+18.8%
Spokane, Washington$87,180+23.0%
Syracuse, New York$91,530+29.2%
Tampa, Florida$78,820+11.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$90,200+27.3%
Tyler, Texas$75,070+5.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$82,990+17.1%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
70,860/yr
Estimated take-home
54,759/yr
Est. total withheld
22.7%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2026 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1052 SOC code
Official area Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 31140 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
Metro also includes
Jefferson County
Multi-state area: KY;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Kentucky

Population (metro area)
1,361,847