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
Food Science Technicians	$64,770	160	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$64,730	80	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$64,690	670	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,600	280	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$64,570	40	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,560	11,540	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,440	900	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$64,350	5,030	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,280	15,550	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$64,160	6,360	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$64,160	6,360	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,120	1,060	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$64,080	1,980	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$64,060	990	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$64,010	1,870	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,660	60	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$63,640	3,380	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$63,550	—	View salary detail
Historians	$63,530	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$63,180	19,670	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$63,140	290	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$63,140	290	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	510	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$63,070	200	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$63,020	—	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,980	630	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$62,780	780	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	1,220	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,410	2,700	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,380	470	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$62,330	60	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$62,090	3,940	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$62,070	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,030	320	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$62,000	640	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$61,950	150	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,560	12,780	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,480	2,580	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,480	6,290	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$61,480	6,290	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$61,470	60	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,470	200	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,450	620	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,450	450	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$61,390	6,090	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$61,320	200	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,260	150	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$61,190	420	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,140	1,330	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,140	1,330	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.