Salaries by state
Kentucky Salaries
What jobs pay in Kentucky, from published federal wage statistics for the state, aged to 2026. Overall, Kentucky pay runs about 12% below the national median across occupations.
Highest-paying jobs in Kentucky
Ranked by median annual wage in the state.
1Cardiologist$558,1802Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,9503Anesthesiologist$347,9604Neurologist$338,8505Sports Medicine Physician$327,3906Preventive Medicine Physician$327,3907Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians$327,3908Urologist$327,3909Hospitalist$327,39010Allergists and Immunologists$327,39011Physicians, All Other$327,39012Physicians, Pathologists$324,39013Obstetricians and Gynecologists$317,11014Radiologist$279,99015Family Medicine Physician$248,730
Most common jobs and what they pay in Kentucky
The largest U.S. occupations, with each one’s median wage in the state.
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,4402Retail Salesperson$29,6503Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,1304General and Operations Managers$79,3705Registered Nurse$81,0406Cashier$28,5907Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,7708Stockers and Order Fillers$36,8109Customer Service Representative$38,70010Office Clerks, General$37,87011Waiters and Waitresses$29,66012Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,32013Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,34014Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,20015Software Developer$109,010
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All states
Alabama-14%Alaska+7%Arizona-4%Arkansas-18%California+14%Colorado+6%Connecticut+5%Delaware-0%District of Columbia+17%Florida-8%Georgia-7%Hawaii+3%Idaho-8%Illinois-1%Indiana-7%Iowa-9%Kansas-10%Louisiana-14%Maine-3%Maryland+4%Massachusetts+10%Michigan-6%Minnesota+2%Mississippi-19%Missouri-8%Montana-8%Nebraska-9%Nevada-4%New Hampshire-0%New Jersey+8%New Mexico-8%New York+10%North Carolina-7%North Dakota-6%Ohio-7%Oklahoma-14%Oregon+5%Pennsylvania-5%Rhode Island+3%South Carolina-10%South Dakota-11%Tennessee-11%Texas-8%Utah-6%Vermont-1%Virginia-1%Washington+14%West Virginia-15%Wisconsin-5%Wyoming-8%
Source: published U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state wage data by occupation, aged to 2026 using our documented methodology. State lists last compiled August 19, 2026. See Methodology.
