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
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$43,320	470	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,230	15,630	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$43,110	500	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$43,100	1,580	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$42,950	50	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$42,910	480	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,830	16,130	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$42,790	690	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,770	57,930	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$42,770	57,930	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$42,670	—	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$42,570	1,360	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,520	200	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$42,480	2,500	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$42,440	—	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$42,310	6,770	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$42,310	1,030	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$42,220	200	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$42,200	980	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$42,150	190	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,130	2,900	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$42,000	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$41,870	990	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,800	300	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$41,690	80	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$41,590	370	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$41,590	370	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$41,590	370	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$41,590	370	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$41,580	1,180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$41,490	840	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$40,840	70	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$40,620	930	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$40,490	1,050	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$40,440	920	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$40,400	3,030	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$40,370	910	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$40,240	230	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$40,230	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$40,080	18,290	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$39,990	1,630	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$39,970	30	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,620	410	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$39,590	1,670	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$39,380	290	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,300	2,810	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,270	13,440	View salary detail
File Clerks	$39,250	250	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,200	8,870	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$39,150	1,450	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.