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BLSSalary

Salary Guide for Kentucky (2025)

Official BLS wage data for all occupations in Kentucky · May 2025

State Code
KY
Avg Salary (top 20)
$267,768
Top Paying Job
Cardiologists

Top 20 Paying Jobs in Kentucky

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#OccupationState Mean
1Cardiologists$522,350
2Radiologists$338,210
3Physicians, All Other$331,860
4Anesthesiologists$310,560
5Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$302,340
6Physicians, Pathologists$302,180
7Neurologists$301,190
8Surgeons, All Other$271,370
9Obstetricians and Gynecologists$268,360
10Family Medicine Physicians$254,740
11General Internal Medicine Physicians$250,140
12Dermatologists$249,200
13Chief Executives$238,100
14Nurse Anesthetists$229,690
15Psychiatrists$221,190
16Emergency Medicine Physicians$214,570
17Podiatrists$200,500
18Pediatricians, General$188,030
19Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$181,520
20Physicists$179,250

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36 occupations
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41 occupations
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10 occupations
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32 occupations
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17 occupations
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21 occupations
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60 occupations
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64 occupations
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13 occupations
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17 occupations
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71 occupations
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17 occupations
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51 occupations
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8 occupations
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48 occupations
Management Occupations
37 occupations
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
54 occupations
Personal Care and Service Occupations
32 occupations
Production Occupations
105 occupations
Protective Service Occupations
24 occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
22 occupations
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
50 occupations
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.