Kentucky superintendent pay
Kentucky superintendent pay for 170 school districts, 2025-26. Median $153,033. KDE; published by position, no names.
- Districts reporting
- 170
- Period
- 2025-26
- Median
- $153,033
KDE Superintendent's Salaries (December 9, 2025): the annual salary the district reported for its superintendent for 2025–26 (base pay, extended days and extra service; objects 0110–0112). One position's salary, as the district reported it; benefits are not included.
Source: KDE. Pay is published by position; no names are shown.
District pay
- Fayette County — $392,710
- Jefferson County — $351,346
- Kenton County — $306,249
- Boone County — $277,451
- Warren County — $273,277
- Hardin County — $238,160
- Bowling Green Independent — $234,780
- Scott County — $227,808
- Campbell County — $227,714
- Simpson County — $216,993
- Mason County — $210,586
- Mercer County — $209,500
- Bullitt County — $208,577
- Oldham County — $205,000
- Somerset Independent — $205,000
- Franklin County — $203,000
- Meade County — $202,202
- Harrison County — $201,099
- Logan County — $199,000
- Fort Thomas Independent — $198,493
- Elizabethtown Independent — $198,135
- Calloway County — $194,688
- Russell Independent — $194,000
- Pike County — $190,000
- Pikeville Independent — $190,000
- Covington Independent — $188,232
- Science Hill Independent — $185,657
- Murray Independent — $185,000
- Ohio County — $185,000
- Bardstown Independent — $184,367
- Madison County — $183,600
- Allen County — $182,813
- East Bernstadt Independent — $182,676
- Wolfe County — $182,428
- Clay County — $180,662
- Henderson County — $180,250
- Walton-Verona Independent — $179,857
- McCracken County — $179,375
- Washington County — $179,160
- Grayson County — $177,536
- Campbellsville Independent — $177,285
- Marion County — $177,000
- Pulaski County — $176,715
- Beechwood Independent — $176,500
- Floyd County — $176,500
- Jessamine County — $176,000
- Laurel County — $174,238
- Spencer County — $174,181
- Dayton Independent — $173,783
- Daviess County — $171,675
- Augusta Independent — $171,174
- Ludlow Independent — $170,720
- Anderson County — $170,628
- Raceland-Worthington Independent — $170,000
- Paducah Independent — $169,853
- Pendleton County — $169,750
- Glasgow Independent — $168,565
- Bell County — $168,006
- Anchorage Independent — $167,000
- Boyd County — $166,163
- Christian County — $165,000
- Eminence Independent — $165,000
- Woodford County — $165,000
- Shelby County — $164,300
- Bellevue Independent — $162,327
- Whitley County — $160,675
- Southgate Independent — $160,607
- Rockcastle County — $160,513
- Johnson County — $160,015
- Casey County — $160,000
- Erlanger-Elsmere Independent — $160,000
- Knox County — $159,677
- Barren County — $159,650
- Russellville Independent — $159,120
- Henry County — $158,554
- Clark County — $158,000
- Hancock County — $157,292
- Robertson County — $155,765
- Owensboro Independent — $155,724
- Jenkins Independent — $155,295
- Barbourville Independent — $155,001
- Ballard County — $154,985
- Greenup County — $154,024
- Letcher County — $153,537
- McLean County — $153,065
- Cloverport Independent — $153,000
- Breathitt County — $152,336
- Burgin Independent — $152,160
- Carroll County — $151,302
- Nicholas County — $150,492
- Bourbon County — $150,450
- Marshall County — $150,236
- McCreary County — $150,000
- Danville Independent — $150,000
- Fairview Independent — $150,000
- Gallatin County — $150,000
- Graves County — $150,000
- Pineville Independent — $150,000
- Taylor County — $150,000
- Cumberland County — $149,876
- Monroe County — $149,765
- Breckinridge County — $149,681
- Boyle County — $149,673
- Lyon County — $149,000
- Montgomery County — $148,842
- Ashland Independent — $148,500
- Martin County — $147,691
- Butler County — $147,370
- Nelson County — $147,164
- Hopkins County — $146,000
- Newport Independent — $145,000
- Knott County — $144,495
- Corbin Independent — $144,329
- Green County — $143,591
- Paris Independent — $143,587
- Estill County — $143,208
- Rowan County — $143,000
- Powell County — $142,442
- Garrard County — $141,960
- Webster County — $141,763
- Adair County — $141,494
- Muhlenberg County — $141,328
- Lincoln County — $141,069
- Hazard Independent — $140,238
- Perry County — $140,039
- Caldwell County — $140,000
- Morgan County — $140,000
- Russell County — $139,999
- Caverna Independent — $138,430
- Magoffin County — $138,000
- Harlan County — $137,500
- Williamstown Independent — $137,235
- Fleming County — $135,400
- Paintsville Independent — $135,000
- Berea Independent — $135,000
- Harlan Independent — $135,000
- Lawrence County — $135,000
- Hart County — $133,250
- Dawson Springs Independent — $132,786
- Owen County — $132,652
- Wayne County — $132,600
- Menifee County — $131,469
- Mayfield Independent — $130,884
- Bath County — $130,000
- Clinton County — $130,000
- Middlesboro Independent — $130,000
- Lee County — $130,000
- Trimble County — $129,780
- Grant County — $129,421
- LaRue County — $128,750
- Metcalfe County — $128,337
- Leslie County — $126,934
- Hickman County — $126,756
- Union County — $125,460
- Edmonson County — $125,000
- Livingston County — $125,000
- Todd County — $125,000
- Fulton Independent — $125,000
- Jackson County — $124,756
- Crittenden County — $122,484
- Bracken County — $122,400
- Trigg County — $121,200
- Carlisle County — $120,000
- Lewis County — $120,000
- Frankfort Independent — $119,787
- Owsley County — $119,525
- Jackson Independent — $116,700
- Elliott County — $112,500
- Williamsburg Independent — $105,000
- Fulton County — $101,634