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
Geneticists	$88,610	50	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$88,270	700	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$87,770	100	View salary detail
Art Directors	$87,570	130	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$87,390	170	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$86,200	70	View salary detail
Chemists	$86,090	110	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$85,020	160	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$84,850	18,180	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$84,850	18,180	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$84,850	18,180	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$84,850	18,180	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$84,850	18,180	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$84,320	60	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,080	140	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,780	40	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$83,780	40	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$83,750	50	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$83,620	190	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$83,620	190	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$83,620	190	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$83,090	2,110	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$82,930	240	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$82,660	3,630	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$82,500	570	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$81,840	70	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$81,530	280	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$81,390	780	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$81,330	30	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$81,330	30	View salary detail
Audiologists	$80,960	50	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$80,920	120	View salary detail
Web Developers	$80,870	90	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$80,850	170	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$79,760	60	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$79,190	3,240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,190	3,240	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$79,050	440	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$79,040	—	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$78,800	30	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$78,730	60	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,670	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,510	3,210	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$78,140	210	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,050	110	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$78,050	40	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$77,990	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,940	760	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$77,700	1,200	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$77,100	30	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.