Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $213,050. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $210,950.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Lexington-Fayette, KY has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Lexington-Fayette, KY in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$213,050	$147,080	40
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$210,950	$123,600	300
3	Chief Executives	$181,400	$66,520	320
4	Optometrists	$134,330	$56,840	70
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,240	$75,400	260
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$131,160	$92,580	60
7	Pharmacists	$129,620	$83,080	1,010
8	Purchasing Managers	$123,230	$65,140	60
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,640	$78,920	420
10	Computer Hardware Engineers	$118,930	$62,280	60
11	Financial Managers	$117,060	$61,500	860
12	Physician Assistants	$110,550	$78,310	140
13	Sales Managers	$107,500	$54,500	1,110
14	Public Relations Managers	$107,150	$62,520	80
15	Other Psychologists	$106,950	$66,210	70
16	Fundraising Managers	$104,600	$57,590	70
17	Financial Risk Specialists	$104,020	$52,170	80
18	Veterinarians	$103,660	$51,800	290
19	Industrial Production Managers	$103,630	$64,650	790
20	Nurse Practitioners	$103,070	$74,390	820
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,930	$59,550	1,210
22	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,410	$60,260	70
23	Software Developers	$101,920	$63,400	920
24	Training and Development Managers	$100,560	$63,820	50
25	Administrative Services Managers	$99,750	$57,250	310
26	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$99,200	$46,950	100
27	Sales Engineers	$98,740	$62,190	50
28	All Other Managers	$98,130	$48,050	510
29	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,700	$62,170	510
30	Marketing Managers	$96,600	$43,990	290
31	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,620	$54,710	300
32	Lawyers	$95,220	$50,040	1,100
33	Construction Managers	$94,890	$57,730	260
34	Human Resources Managers	$94,340	$73,560	230
35	Aerospace Engineers	$94,270	$65,620	50
36	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$91,810	$34,090	30
37	Information Security Analysts	$90,600	$52,250	220
38	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$90,350	$53,670	300
39	Database Architects	$88,570	$60,210	130
40	Computer Network Architects	$87,820	$62,400	170
41	Commercial Pilots	$87,740	$41,020	50
42	Other Social Workers	$87,300	$36,840	110
43	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$86,810	$53,190	80
44	Electrical Engineers	$85,130	$60,550	340
45	Data Scientists	$85,090	$51,860	270
46	Computer Programmers	$84,990	$49,080	180
47	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$84,250	$53,560	30
48	Computer Systems Analysts	$84,080	$56,680	540
49	Industrial Engineers	$83,920	$59,350	900
50	Credit Analysts	$83,240	$50,790	170
51	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$82,800	$36,940	70
52	Mechanical Engineers	$82,100	$59,060	460
53	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$81,950	$27,010	600
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,940	$41,700	550
55	Physical Therapists	$81,850	$62,770	560
56	Database Administrators	$81,670	$47,250	110
57	Materials Engineers	$81,590	$72,160	50
58	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,760	$55,240	370
59	Project Management Specialists	$80,720	$48,210	1,320
60	Chiropractors	$80,490	$49,480	80
61	Facilities Managers	$80,290	$46,240	140
62	Occupational Therapists	$80,070	$64,580	330
63	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$79,060	$61,940	90
64	Environmental Engineers	$78,910	$60,820	50
65	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$78,800	$33,660	200
66	Radiation Therapists	$78,560	$77,240	30
67	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$78,340	$42,740	200
68	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,270	$53,440	440
69	Engineers, All Other	$78,130	$49,500	310
70	Civil Engineers	$78,060	$50,880	590
71	Personal Financial Advisors	$77,860	$46,350	340
72	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$77,330	$71,280	40
73	Social and Community Service Managers	$77,110	$43,750	230
74	Financial Analysts	$77,100	$50,100	260
75	Registered Nurses	$77,010	$61,210	8,000
76	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,900	$43,750	1,110
77	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,840	$46,500	450
78	General and Operations Managers	$76,800	$36,630	6,780
79	Management Analysts	$76,530	$40,410	420
80	Biomedical Engineers	$76,140	$34,310	30
81	Surgical Assistants	$76,120	$38,290	70
82	Transportation Inspectors	$75,920	$56,660	70
83	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$75,240	$42,760	470
84	Dental Hygienists	$74,040	$57,130	430
85	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,850	$43,010	210
86	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$73,010	$45,480	510
87	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$72,820	$45,070	80
88	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,660	$44,640	1,800
89	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$72,510	$70,180	50
90	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$71,960	$45,300	90
91	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$70,980	$40,380	40
92	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$70,780	$45,820	130
93	Statisticians	$69,600	$43,250	50
94	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$69,190	$38,730	40
95	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$68,630	$48,430	190
96	Microbiologists	$68,080	$49,810	70
97	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$67,920	$44,900	360
98	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$67,600	$52,750	40
99	Other Business Operations Specialists	$67,190	$43,430	960
100	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$66,920	$39,110	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,170
2	General Pediatricians	$182,500
3	Chief Executives	$174,810
4	General Dentists	$138,110
5	Optometrists	$134,330
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,360
7	Pharmacists	$121,070
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$119,770
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,620
10	Sales Managers	$107,200

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$184,000
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$181,990
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$173,330
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,900
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$120,130
6	Pharmacists	$117,590
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$112,310
8	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$111,060
9	Chemical Engineers	$108,460
10	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$105,610

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$173,900
2	Chief Executives	$172,730
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,480
4	Optometrists	$144,770
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,370
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,790
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$119,450
8	Pharmacists	$115,740
9	Other Education Administrators	$111,400
10	Purchasing Managers	$110,690

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