Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

677 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Aerospace Engineers	$126,130	120	View salary detail
Database Architects	$125,890	150	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$125,890	150	View salary detail
Lawyers	$124,530	2,000	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$122,900	1,580	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$122,360	730	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$120,000	80	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$120,000	80	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$120,000	80	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$117,660	200	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$117,010	130	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$115,400	1,380	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$115,320	1,570	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$115,320	1,570	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$115,000	220	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$112,540	80	View salary detail
Statisticians	$112,540	80	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$112,070	3,010	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$111,440	1,930	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$111,440	1,930	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$111,440	1,930	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$111,440	1,930	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$111,440	1,930	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$111,440	1,930	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$110,960	40	View salary detail
Software Developers	$110,270	2,770	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$108,000	360	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$106,760	650	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$106,330	110	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$106,330	110	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$106,330	110	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$106,300	170	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$105,460	90	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$105,370	60	View salary detail
Midwives	$105,370	60	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$105,370	160	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$105,370	70	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$105,050	—	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$104,120	120	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$104,120	120	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$104,120	120	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$103,420	710	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.