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
Coroners	$69,240	4,360	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$69,240	4,360	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$69,240	4,360	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$69,240	4,360	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$69,240	4,360	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$69,240	4,360	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$69,010	10,900	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$68,880	510	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$68,460	140	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$68,420	2,590	View salary detail
Logisticians	$68,420	2,590	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$68,420	2,590	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$68,270	1,030	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$68,230	320	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$68,230	320	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$68,230	320	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$68,220	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$68,020	230	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$67,920	1,680	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$67,690	4,120	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$67,340	140	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$67,150	2,040	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$66,830	40	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$66,770	90	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$66,570	1,900	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$66,500	80	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$66,440	540	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$66,410	80	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$66,390	1,190	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,820	490	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$65,690	690	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$65,690	690	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$65,690	690	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$65,660	380	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$65,660	380	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$65,660	380	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,630	180	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,580	320	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$65,370	760	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$65,270	70	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$65,270	70	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,260	280	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$65,230	500	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$65,200	1,980	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$65,170	30	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,090	540	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$65,000	180	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$64,980	230	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,890	230	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$64,840	340	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.