Kentucky Gerontologist Salaries - KY

By Joanna Pelletier, allied health world contributing writer
Published: August, 4 2010

The average gerontologist salary in Kentucky is among the best in the allied health care industry. On average, gerontology professionals in Kentucky earn salaries of between $59,000 and $122,000 per year (www.indeed.com/salary).

Since gerontology is a field that encompasses a variety of specialties, salaries can vary between the different professions. In Kentucky, nurses, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work in geriatrics are among the highest paid professionals. Nutritionists and event planners, on the other hand, earn the lowest pay. These trends can change from city to city, and can therefore cause some professions to have a higher rate of earnings than another (salaries can also depend on living costs and demand for a particular position).

Nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists working in the field of geriatrics earn between $95,000 and $122,000 per year. Professionals who work in the Lexington and Owensboro metro regions tend to earn a higher amount of pay than their peers in Louisville.

Nutritionists, event coordinators, and athletic trainers specializing in geriatrics also have lower salaries. On average, these professionals take in between $39,000 and $65,000 per year, with the highest possible salaries existing in the Lexington and Owensboro areas. Louisville’s nutritionists, event coordinators and athletic trainers, however, earn less.