Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lexington, KY

583 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lexington, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$84,150	30	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$84,150	30	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$84,150	30	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$84,140	40	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$83,930	120	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$83,770	250	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,680	720	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$83,510	290	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$83,320	40	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$82,930	80	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,740	130	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$81,740	80	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$81,410	430	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$81,350	50	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$81,040	120	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$81,020	30	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$80,440	8,100	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$80,410	80	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$80,110	410	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$80,040	430	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,950	270	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$79,610	210	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$79,280	370	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$79,040	8,070	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$79,010	660	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$78,820	50	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$78,800	—	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$78,700	40	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$78,690	190	View salary detail
Surveyors	$78,690	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,270	1,280	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$77,780	1,830	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,700	600	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$77,530	100	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$77,400	40	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$77,400	40	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$77,400	40	View salary detail

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.