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Highest Paying Jobs in Kentucky (2025)

Top 50 occupations by annual mean wage · BLS OEWS May 2025

RankOccupationAnnual 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
21Commercial Pilots$168,100
22Dentists, General$157,630
23Architectural and Engineering Managers$151,880
24Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,620
25Psychologists, All Other$150,370
26Sales Managers$147,860
27Financial Managers$145,780
28Education Administrators, Postsecondary$145,310
29Optometrists$142,710
30Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$140,470
31Marketing Managers$138,310
32Compensation and Benefits Managers$137,860
33Pharmacists$136,480
34Law Teachers, Postsecondary$135,680
35Fundraising Managers$134,640
36Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$133,580
37Aerospace Engineers$133,200
38Natural Sciences Managers$132,550
39Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$130,850
40Human Resources Managers$130,260
41Actuaries$129,150
42Purchasing Managers$127,000
43Managers, All Other$126,480
44Nurse Practitioners$125,010
45Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$124,800
46Personal Financial Advisors$124,320
47Database Architects$124,130
48Industrial Production Managers$124,010
49Public Relations Managers$123,770
50Medical and Health Services Managers$123,590
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.