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
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$58,430	40	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,160	140	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,160	140	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$57,910	90	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$57,760	60	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$57,640	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,590	110	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,470	390	View salary detail
Electricians	$57,320	1,500	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$57,300	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$57,160	220	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$57,150	50	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,950	4,460	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$56,790	270	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$56,730	490	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,230	190	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$55,640	250	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$55,540	70	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$55,460	200	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$55,460	260	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$55,460	260	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$55,460	260	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$55,460	260	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$55,170	100	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$55,150	40	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$54,810	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$54,740	250	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$53,680	480	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$53,630	270	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$53,630	270	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$52,950	130	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$52,580	40	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$52,260	680	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,150	100	View salary detail
Carpenters	$52,030	1,200	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$51,850	60	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$51,820	110	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$51,780	370	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$51,720	210	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$51,670	130	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$51,510	700	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$51,480	80	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$51,170	50	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$51,170	290	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$51,170	50	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,940	60	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$50,770	600	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$50,690	1,950	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,690	150	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$50,640	290	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.