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
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,950	300	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$63,780	1,030	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,640	640	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$63,640	520	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$63,500	310	View salary detail
Paramedics	$63,210	200	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	70	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,900	380	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$62,800	200	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,770	150	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,730	310	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,440	270	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$62,380	520	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,370	160	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,090	520	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$61,870	810	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$61,870	810	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$61,870	270	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,810	2,140	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$61,790	160	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$61,720	1,090	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$61,720	1,090	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$61,710	170	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$61,590	60	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,480	970	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,460	2,420	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,320	870	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$61,160	60	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$61,100	—	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,040	240	View salary detail
Editors	$60,830	80	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,670	250	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,280	740	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$60,230	50	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$60,230	50	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$60,200	140	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$60,170	660	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$59,870	980	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$59,610	60	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$59,540	90	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$59,510	750	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$59,340	440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,300	3,090	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,220	90	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$58,880	380	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$58,570	240	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,560	760	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	200	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$58,450	180	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.