Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kentucky

825 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Kentucky for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cardiologists	$558,180	—	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$350,950	6,260	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$347,960	1,090	View salary detail
Neurologists	$338,850	230	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Urologists	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$327,390	3,340	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$324,390	—	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$317,110	240	View salary detail
Radiologists	$279,990	—	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$248,730	1,170	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$241,530	1,060	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$237,770	160	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$222,520	1,640	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$201,260	80	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$195,830	—	View salary detail
Physicists	$180,910	50	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$179,530	2,070	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$179,530	2,070	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$175,690	380	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$169,390	620	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$162,160	440	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$150,650	370	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$149,990	300	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$149,990	300	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$149,990	300	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,680	1,800	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$147,680	1,800	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$140,820	120	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$140,360	3,130	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,110	70	View salary detail
Sociologists	$136,870	30	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$136,530	5,030	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$134,160	790	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$130,650	6,630	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$130,650	6,630	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$130,650	6,630	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$129,990	800	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$128,930	1,930	View salary detail
Optometrists	$128,860	430	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$128,650	6,650	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$127,800	230	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$126,440	400	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$126,440	400	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$126,440	400	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$126,130	290	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.