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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Rehabilitation Counselors$58,540790View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders$58,220100View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$58,2002,650View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$58,150280View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,0502,670View salary detail
Drafters, All Other$57,93050View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists$57,8509,460View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$57,840180View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$57,83050View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,7807,050View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks$57,690—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$57,6701,360View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other$57,550190View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$57,5303,590View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430950View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$57,2401,290View salary detail
Foresters$56,460120View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$56,410170View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,34031,760View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$56,16080View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$55,970100View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,6906,480View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$55,65090View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,4803,890View salary detail
Curators$55,460130View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,250450View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,9605,510View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers$54,580—View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens$54,57070View salary detail
Talent Directors$54,550950View salary detail
Media Programming Directors$54,550950View salary detail
Producers and Directors$54,550950View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$54,5502,570View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers$54,550950View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$54,220—View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$53,790170View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$53,590480View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$53,490100View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers$53,26040View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$53,160130View salary detail
Graphic Designers$52,9602,060View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,8901,670View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$52,860270View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$52,7902,670View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$52,75011,860View salary detail
Carpenters$52,6808,540View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$52,5301,010View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists$52,420330View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$52,380110View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$52,230250View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.