| Jefferson County Louisville | 94,793 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $48,479.56 |
| Fayette County Lexington | 41,697 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,599 |
| Boone County Florence | 20,356 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $39,519 |
| Warren County Bowling Green | 18,164 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,000 |
| Hardin County Elizabethtown | 14,714 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,640 |
| Kenton County Fort Wright | 13,945 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,478 |
| Bullitt County Shepherdsville | 12,954 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,726 |
| Oldham County Buckner | 12,135 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $38,528 |
| Madison County Richmond | 11,241 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,089 |
| Daviess County Owensboro | 11,005 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,679 |
| Scott County Georgetown | 9,873 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,193 |
| Laurel County London | 8,700 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,135.00 |
| Jessamine County Nicholasville | 8,397 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $46,369 |
| Christian County Hopkinsville | 8,184 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,263 |
| Pulaski County Somerset | 7,840 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,661 |
| Pike County Pikeville | 7,719 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $28,295 |
| Shelby County Shelbyville | 6,964 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,206 |
| McCracken County Paducah | 6,891 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,750 |
| Henderson County Henderson | 6,833 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,943 |
| Hopkins County Madisonville | 6,312 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,085 |
| Franklin County Frankfort | 6,188 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $41,228 |
| Floyd County Eastern | 5,449 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,092.46 |
| Clark County Winchester | 5,390 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,640 |
| Campbell County Alexandria | 5,180 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,774 |
| Barren County Glasgow | 5,072 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,066 |
| Owensboro Independent Owensboro | 4,970 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,197 |
| Meade County Brandenburg | 4,930 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,128 |
| Bowling Green Independent Bowling Green | 4,526 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,404 |
| Montgomery County Mount Sterling | 4,510 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,019.00 |
| Nelson County Bardstown | 4,412 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,580 |
| Marshall County Benton | 4,394 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $27,472.19 |
| Muhlenberg County Powderly | 4,389 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,758 |
| Whitley County Williamsburg | 4,222 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,896 |
| Carter County Grayson | 4,079 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,165.72 |
| Grayson County Leitchfield | 4,034 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $18,600 |
| Woodford County Versailles | 4,018 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,143 |
| Graves County Mayfield | 3,888 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,554.92 |
| Ohio County Hartford | 3,869 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,566 |
| Knox County Barbourville | 3,809 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,762 |
| Anderson County Lawrenceburg | 3,751 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,002 |
| Covington Independent Covington | 3,585 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $43,820 |
| Perry County Hazard | 3,512 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,077 |
| Logan County Russellville | 3,461 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,040 |
| Rowan County Morehead | 3,411 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,745 |
| Harlan County Harlan | 3,361 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,618 |
| Spencer County Taylorsville | 3,324 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,421 |
| Lincoln County Stanford | 3,320 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,872 |
| Johnson County Paintsville | 3,304 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $28,945 |
| Grant County Williamstown | 3,289 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,621.59 |
| Ashland Independent Ashland | 3,203 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,975.08 |
| Fort Thomas Independent Fort Thomas | 3,167 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $38,846 |
| Marion County Lebanon | 3,129 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,180 |
| Wayne County Monticello | 3,120 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,463 |
| Calloway County Murray | 3,091 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,680 |
| Allen County Scottsville | 3,086 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,710 |
| Paducah Independent Paducah | 3,065 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,892 |
| Russell County Jamestown | 3,064 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,592 |
| Simpson County Franklin | 3,048 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $39,491 |
| Boyd County Ashland | 3,024 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,756 |
| Corbin Independent Corbin | 3,007 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,109 |
| Clay County Manchester | 2,945 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,867 |
| Harrison County Cynthiana | 2,940 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,318 |
| Boyle County Danville | 2,932 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,704 |
| Rockcastle County Mount Vernon | 2,779 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,240 |
| Bardstown Independent Bardstown | 2,778 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $42,108 |
| McCreary County Stearns | 2,727 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,308 |
| Mercer County Harrodsburg | 2,724 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $39,676 |
| Taylor County Campbellsville | 2,712 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,130 |
| Breckinridge County Hardinsburg | 2,670 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,220 |
| Adair County Columbia | 2,644 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,694 |
| Bourbon County Paris | 2,616 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,211 |
| Mason County Maysville | 2,616 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,771 |
| Greenup County Greenup | 2,537 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $28,207 |
| Glasgow Independent Glasgow | 2,500 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,757 |
| Garrard County Lancaster | 2,487 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,600.19 |
| Elizabethtown Independent Elizabethtown | 2,483 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,675 |
| Letcher County Whitesburg | 2,467 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,138 |
| Bell County Pineville | 2,441 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,929 |
| LaRue County Hodgenville | 2,417 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,322 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Erlanger | 2,399 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,641 |
| Hart County Munfordville | 2,377 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,713 |
| Lawrence County Louisa | 2,360 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,000 |
| Fleming County Flemingsburg | 2,209 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,546 |
| Pendleton County Falmouth | 2,201 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,747 |
| Estill County Irvine | 2,197 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,228 |
| Casey County Liberty | 2,183 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,028.00 |
| Webster County Dixon | 2,173 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,211 |
| Butler County Morgantown | 2,166 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,655 |
| Powell County Stanton | 2,087 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,600 |
| Knott County Hindman | 2,072 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,716 |
| Union County Morganfield | 2,058 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,970 |
| Russell Independent Flatwoods | 2,048 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $27,561 |
| Jackson County McKee | 2,022 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $28,864 |
| Henry County New Castle | 2,006 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,670 |
| Mayfield Independent Mayfield | 1,983 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,366 |
| Lewis County Vanceburg | 1,981 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $27,366.00 |
| Carroll County Carrollton | 1,965 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,128 |
| Trigg County Cadiz | 1,958 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,437 |
| Magoffin County Salyersville | 1,947 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,875 |
| Bath County Owingsville | 1,925 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,183 |
| Murray Independent Murray | 1,912 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,487 |
| Caldwell County Princeton | 1,905 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,925.53 |
| Todd County Elkton | 1,884 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,524.00 |
| Walton-Verona Independent Walton | 1,881 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,449 |
| Edmonson County Brownsville | 1,859 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,255 |
| Monroe County Tompkinsville | 1,823 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,782 |
| Morgan County West Liberty | 1,823 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,000 |
| Danville Independent Danville | 1,808 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $45,000 |
| Washington County Springfield | 1,787 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,359 |
| Breathitt County Jackson | 1,720 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,339 |
| Martin County Inez | 1,718 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $26,566.05 |
| Somerset Independent Somerset | 1,693 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,627 |
| Owen County Owenton | 1,687 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $38,426.46 |
| Green County Greensburg | 1,653 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,150 |
| Leslie County Hyden | 1,649 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,531 |
| Clinton County Albany | 1,536 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,126.00 |
| Beechwood Independent Fort Mitchell | 1,527 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,933 |
| Gallatin County Warsaw | 1,482 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $39,992 |
| Hancock County Hawesville | 1,481 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $28,787 |
| Metcalfe County Edmonton | 1,460 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $26,750 |
| Newport Independent Newport | 1,393 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $38,075 |
| McLean County Calhoun | 1,390 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $39,825 |
| Crittenden County Marion | 1,362 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $25,226.10 |
| Campbellsville Independent Campbellsville | 1,323 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,170 |
| Trimble County Bedford | 1,248 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,980 |
| Cloverport Independent Cloverport | 1,231 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,090.00 |
| Pikeville Independent Pikeville | 1,177 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $37,655 |
| Bracken County Brooksville | 1,150 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,261 |
| Raceland-Worthington Independent Raceland | 1,149 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Middlesboro Independent Middlesboro | 1,134 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $27,193 |
| Nicholas County Carlisle | 1,091 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,124.94 |
| Wolfe County Campton | 1,083 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,284 |
| Russellville Independent Russellville | 1,062 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,510 |
| Livingston County Smithland | 1,049 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,686 |
| Ballard County Barlow | 1,039 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,612 |
| Cumberland County Burkesville | 1,018 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,008.09 |
| Hazard Independent Hazard | 1,016 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,500 |
| Berea Independent Berea | 1,005 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,388 |
| Eminence Independent Eminence | 991 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $26,010 |
| Lyon County Eddyville | 973 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,154 |
| Frankfort Independent Frankfort | 958 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,567 |
| Menifee County Frenchburg | 938 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,892.30 |
| Harlan Independent Harlan | 920 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,950 |
| Elliott County Sandy Hook | 911 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,765 |
| Williamstown Independent Williamstown | 910 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,056 |
| Lee County Beattyville | 902 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,618 |
| Dayton Independent Dayton | 870 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $46,305 |
| Williamsburg Independent Williamsburg | 842 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $28,366 |
| Ludlow Independent Ludlow | 813 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,000 |
| Paris Independent Paris | 805 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,231 |
| Paintsville Independent Paintsville | 774 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $42,596 |
| Owsley County Booneville | 742 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,109 |
| Carlisle County Bardwell | 738 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,540 |
| Barbourville Independent Barbourville | 732 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,365.66 |
| Hickman County Clinton | 717 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,391 |
| Caverna Independent Cave City | 638 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,414 |
| Fulton County Hickman | 613 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $25,306.00 |
| Bellevue Independent Bellevue | 593 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,642.50 |
| Dawson Springs Independent Dawson Springs | 583 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $27,750 |
| Pineville Independent Pineville | 569 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,859 |
| Fairview Independent Ashland | 543 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,839 |
| East Bernstadt Independent East Bernstadt | 528 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $36,919.95 |
| Burgin Independent Burgin | 506 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $34,207 |
| Science Hill Independent Science Hill | 506 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $33,483.98 |
| Jenkins Independent Jenkins | 482 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,429 |
| Robertson County Mount Olivet | 459 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $30,617 |
| Anchorage Independent Anchorage | 399 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $35,477.26 |
| Jackson Independent Jackson | 356 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $31,556 |
| Augusta Independent Augusta | 320 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $29,416 |
| Fulton Independent Fulton | 293 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $32,862.68 |
| Southgate Independent Southgate | 195 | Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26) 2025-26 | $40,277.52 |