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
Technical Writers	$81,070	340	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,040	50,300	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,040	50,300	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,040	50,300	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,040	50,300	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,040	50,300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$80,390	1,600	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,270	160	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,140	760	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$80,130	300	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$79,830	900	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$79,400	260	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$79,400	260	View salary detail
Geneticists	$79,400	260	View salary detail
Biologists	$79,400	260	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$79,400	260	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$79,370	52,100	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$79,290	370	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$79,100	890	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$79,050	80	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$78,850	350	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$78,850	350	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$78,830	2,070	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$78,810	120	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$78,670	520	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,670	140	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,990	520	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$77,990	520	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$77,620	540	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$77,580	670	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$77,510	170	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,020	2,930	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$77,000	590	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$77,000	590	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$76,960	2,280	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$76,860	630	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,760	10,020	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$76,710	2,920	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$76,260	640	View salary detail
Art Directors	$76,160	320	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$76,100	420	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$75,870	60	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$75,670	100	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$75,620	240	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$75,370	590	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$75,270	11,930	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$75,200	100	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$75,060	190	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$75,060	190	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$75,060	190	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.