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
Materials Scientists	$60,690	40	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$60,670	920	View salary detail
Machinists	$60,500	990	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$60,490	410	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$60,420	400	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$60,290	60	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,230	320	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,230	3,100	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$60,220	140	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$60,190	240	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$60,180	230	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$60,150	150	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$60,110	1,330	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$60,100	60	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$60,020	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$59,980	70	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,710	220	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$59,500	80	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,220	750	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,100	1,760	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	1,440	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,000	10,820	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,000	440	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,980	1,040	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$58,930	1,890	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$58,870	240	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$58,840	60	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$58,810	30	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$58,810	30	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,700	40	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$58,670	120	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$58,540	170	View salary detail
Curators	$58,510	40	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,380	330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$58,310	500	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$58,200	700	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$57,710	40	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$57,660	120	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$57,620	3,310	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$57,340	820	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$57,310	2,060	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$57,290	180	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$57,220	280	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$57,200	110	View salary detail
Clergy	$56,760	170	View salary detail
Carpenters	$56,520	2,990	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$56,390	670	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$56,180	270	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$56,110	190	View salary detail
Paramedics	$55,760	490	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.