Kentucky Salary Data

Highest paying jobs and salary ranges across 716 occupations

Highest Median

$239,100

Emergency Medicine Physicians

Occupations

716

All Jobs in Kentucky (by median salary)

Occupation	Median	Mean	Employment	Entry (10th)	Top (90th)
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$239,100	$265,570	310	$215,520	$239,200+
Pediatricians, General	$237,740	$236,980	260	$149,990	$239,200+
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$231,240	$307,100	510	$82,810	$239,200+
Psychiatrists	$229,630	$238,150	200	$109,490	$239,200+
Nurse Anesthetists	$212,430	$224,920	1,050	$181,360	$239,200+
Podiatrists	$198,990	$186,830	60	$64,990	$239,200+
Physicists	$168,660	$178,660	30	$95,760	$239,200+
Chief Executives	$146,630	$208,380	2,950	$56,470	$239,200+
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$138,620	$134,750	420	$101,390	$151,990
Dentists, General	$135,550	$179,380	910	$68,280	$239,200+
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,880	$143,050	1,420	$103,310	$193,660
Medical Dosimetrists	$134,070	$118,480	50	$62,710	$147,400
Pharmacists	$132,750	$130,990	5,310	$73,650	$163,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,700	$142,980	2,870	$78,080	$215,450
Optometrists	$132,000	$154,120	500	$51,880	$239,200+
Natural Sciences Managers	$131,780	$135,590	400	$63,820	$202,740
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,380	$126,030	120	$41,170	$239,200+
Air Traffic Controllers	$126,550	$121,680	210	$71,140	$165,480
Financial Managers	$125,490	$137,650	6,120	$72,310	$217,780
Psychologists, All Other	$124,550	$122,270	220	$69,440	$151,530
Marketing Managers	$123,480	$134,320	2,130	$69,630	$213,890
Managers, All Other	$123,010	$126,100	2,290	$61,250	$186,850
Actuaries	$120,580	$130,610	100	$84,710	$214,190
Sales Managers	$120,500	$140,670	6,950	$59,860	$227,420
Aerospace Engineers	$117,660	$127,580	210	$95,970	$174,420
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,480	$126,740	850	$49,990	$202,900
Purchasing Managers	$113,910	$121,270	810	$69,990	$171,190
Nurse Practitioners	$113,870	$116,930	4,710	$89,760	$149,350
Human Resources Managers	$113,740	$122,370	1,840	$70,600	$180,790
Chemical Engineers	$112,390	$114,760	230	$81,260	$153,210
Physician Assistants	$110,300	$110,150	1,250	$53,040	$148,030
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,970	$113,500	90	$51,500	$172,520
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$108,100	$138,760	110	$62,290	$239,200+
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,810	$126,860	130	$34,920	$211,780
Computer Network Architects	$106,990	$113,150	1,820	$66,080	$167,700
Fundraising Managers	$106,810	$118,430	210	$64,990	$174,380
Software Developers	$106,200	$114,200	7,070	$71,330	$164,770
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$105,660	$133,810	1,080	$67,710	$221,540
Industrial Production Managers	$105,230	$114,640	5,050	$62,160	$170,870
Materials Engineers	$105,090	$103,580	340	$80,330	$132,130
Computer Programmers	$104,840	$111,310	1,640	$62,080	$157,280
Environmental Engineers	$104,770	$109,740	370	$68,430	$155,790
Training and Development Managers	$104,500	$110,710	600	$59,360	$162,120
Statisticians	$103,400	$107,160	90	$60,010	$150,700
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,030	$117,890	350	$57,670	$183,600
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$102,910	$107,100	N/A	$68,290	$157,440
Public Relations Managers	$102,690	$114,070	530	$61,930	$172,800
Lawyers	$102,670	$116,020	6,380	$53,860	$193,980
Database Architects	$102,560	$110,400	510	$56,960	$165,290
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,400	$105,630	60	$65,110	$162,530
Administrative Services Managers	$102,340	$108,260	2,000	$54,650	$176,760
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$102,180	$99,640	160	$61,050	$136,140
Ship Engineers	$101,700	$108,600	240	$80,110	$144,680
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$101,420	$100,050	80	$74,140	$123,640
Commercial Pilots	$101,290	$122,050	540	$63,190	$225,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,260	$115,790	8,000	$58,970	$183,220
Civil Engineers	$100,200	$99,830	3,040	$62,630	$134,420
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,110	$107,790	2,550	$56,020	$169,110
Construction Managers	$99,620	$112,290	2,330	$56,480	$185,660
Mechanical Engineers	$99,410	$103,340	3,050	$71,080	$139,600
Therapists, All Other	$99,060	$97,430	400	$56,470	$138,900
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$98,890	$97,230	70	$70,530	$131,130
Information Security Analysts	$98,210	$102,820	1,790	$55,540	$166,130
Veterinarians	$98,210	$107,690	1,250	$50,700	$178,520
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$98,200	$100,360	330	$59,980	$137,130
Radiation Therapists	$97,940	$102,800	220	$54,100	$107,810
Physical Therapists	$97,500	$93,370	3,570	$61,810	$121,590
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$97,020	$95,000	360	$58,140	$132,920
Facilities Managers	$96,410	$101,710	950	$53,050	$153,670
Industrial Engineers	$95,780	$96,920	5,710	$64,060	$134,110
Electrical Engineers	$95,640	$96,190	1,600	$60,210	$137,400
Sales Engineers	$95,000	$104,240	500	$61,150	$170,390
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$94,870	$96,590	250	$86,320	$109,660
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$93,850	$95,470	4,760	$67,330	$131,540
Data Scientists	$93,490	$100,410	1,700	$58,130	$160,460
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$93,230	$95,130	640	$59,500	$129,440
Education Administrators, All Other	$93,180	$91,270	540	$54,600	$121,180
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,270	$98,640	40	$49,520	$152,700
Occupational Therapists	$91,250	$91,070	2,110	$68,140	$115,940
Audiologists	$90,950	$95,470	90	$60,870	$136,500
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$90,730	$81,870	200	$41,880	$105,860
Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,380	$92,610	2,260	$40,970	$144,250
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$89,860	$98,400	130	$76,480	$134,410
Engineers, All Other	$89,650	$92,380	560	$44,690	$147,280
Computer Hardware Engineers	$88,750	$90,810	N/A	$60,710	$125,260
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,990	$89,040	190	$73,940	$99,910
Power Plant Operators	$87,330	$84,620	550	$49,180	$108,040
Management Analysts	$85,290	$93,360	4,190	$56,750	$133,710
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,680	$95,460	250	$50,120	$159,990
Database Administrators	$83,980	$86,490	770	$44,710	$133,590
Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,910	$86,260	2,520	$61,080	$113,410
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$82,860	$94,160	90	$67,590	$130,150
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$82,860	$100,870	3,780	$40,220	$163,420
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,520	$100,600	240	$60,180	$169,310
Transportation Inspectors	$82,460	$79,690	270	$40,880	$130,330
Acupuncturists	$82,220	$80,730	N/A	$73,940	$82,230
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$81,890	$98,720	240	$55,490	$159,410
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$81,820	$103,310	1,490	$49,410	$162,600
Insurance Underwriters	$81,760	$87,470	500	$52,930	$127,050
Operations Research Analysts	$81,760	$88,980	920	$56,910	$127,200

Showing top 100 by median salary. All data from BLS OEWS May 2024.