Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Paducah, KY

255 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Paducah, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$72,840	350	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$72,840	350	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$72,480	30	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$71,250	50	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Coroners	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$69,780	80	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$67,140	50	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$66,250	70	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$65,260	140	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$65,240	80	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$64,500	210	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$64,350	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$63,400	50	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$63,070	30	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,900	50	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,890	60	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,470	220	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,060	300	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,030	360	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,540	250	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,530	60	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,100	270	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$60,720	150	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$60,720	150	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,340	420	View salary detail
Machinists	$60,300	100	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$60,250	40	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$60,080	90	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	120	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$59,730	160	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,730	160	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,410	50	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$59,140	50	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,110	90	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$59,040	40	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$59,000	460	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$58,720	60	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,270	120	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$57,570	160	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$57,570	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,510	440	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,350	40	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$57,280	170	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$57,220	40	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$56,980	90	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.