Salary Data in Kentucky
Salary data for 5 cities and 50 occupations in Kentucky, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Top Cities in Kentucky
Cities ranked by average salary across all occupations.
Top Occupations in Kentucky
Occupations ranked by median salary (averaged across cities in Kentucky).
5 cities$135,778
5 cities$133,028
5 cities$125,026
5 cities$120,912
5 cities$120,372
4 cities$119,757
5 cities$117,708
5 cities$116,940
5 cities$114,884
5 cities$107,866
5 cities$104,282
5 cities$104,028
5 cities$103,056
5 cities$100,044
5 cities$99,036
4 cities$97,932
5 cities$96,756
5 cities$94,636
5 cities$93,122
5 cities$93,032
Highest-Paying Occupations in Kentucky
Top 10 occupations ranked by median salary across all Kentucky cities.
1
Pharmacists
↑3%$135,778
2
Computer and Information Systems Managers
↑17%$133,028
3
Sales Managers
↑4%$125,026
4
Nurse Practitioners
↑40%$120,912
5
Financial Managers
↑16%$120,372
6
Human Resources Managers
↑6%$119,757
7
Administrative Services Managers
↑5%$117,708
8
Managers, All Other
↑6%$116,940
9
Industrial Production Managers
↑2%$114,884
10
Facilities Managers
↑6%$107,866
Salary Overview for Kentucky
Kentucky covers 5 cities and 50 occupations in our database. The top earner is Pharmacists at $135,778 median, and the overall average across all tracked occupations sits at $87,704.
Lexington leads the state at $60,887 average across 148 occupations.
Salary pages for every city in Kentucky
Browse take-home pay, hourly rates, and cost of living for 5 cities across Kentucky. Expand a city to see its highest-paying roles.