Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN, 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 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $237,070. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $234,130.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 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 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$237,070	$142,880	160
2	General Pediatricians	$234,130	$114,980	100
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$216,630	$126,830	570
4	Physicians, Pathologists	$216,580	$141,130	60
5	Chief Executives	$154,970	$79,880	870
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$139,650	$127,340	70
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,290	$94,170	500
8	Pharmacists	$134,410	$100,670	1,530
9	Aerospace Engineers	$128,520	$86,840	220
10	General Dentists	$128,190	$75,370	380
11	Financial Managers	$126,670	$69,060	2,340
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,250	$77,660	1,120
13	Optometrists	$126,020	$68,430	150
14	Airfield Operations Specialists	$122,940	$64,640	160
15	Marketing Managers	$122,760	$64,330	1,180
16	Human Resources Managers	$121,480	$75,120	740
17	Database Architects	$120,870	$66,060	360
18	Physician Assistants	$115,910	$82,540	360
19	Other Psychologists	$114,400	$94,370	70
20	Nurse Practitioners	$114,310	$87,430	1,380
21	Purchasing Managers	$113,100	$71,970	250
22	All Other Managers	$112,830	$50,290	1,180
23	Natural Sciences Managers	$111,510	$76,870	50
24	Computer Network Architects	$109,990	$63,310	420
25	Sales Engineers	$107,770	$61,800	120
26	Commercial Pilots	$107,350	$49,100	160
27	Sales Managers	$106,970	$55,470	3,240
28	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$106,820	$68,900	1,140
29	Materials Engineers	$103,210	$62,000	80
30	Veterinarians	$103,010	$48,920	360
31	Administrative Services Managers	$102,430	$52,000	1,160
32	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$102,230	$57,340	50
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,640	$59,990	2,920
34	Software Developers	$101,580	$66,200	3,530
35	Industrial Production Managers	$101,230	$65,430	1,330
36	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$100,310	$36,210	230
37	Public Relations Managers	$99,450	$56,640	120
38	Chemical Engineers	$99,450	$83,140	50
39	Radiation Therapists	$99,320	$80,530	30
40	Statisticians	$97,880	$72,820	90
41	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$97,640	$48,860	230
42	Lawyers	$97,110	$43,560	2,470
43	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,120	$59,870	930
44	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$96,010	$81,760	60
45	Physical Therapists	$95,770	$64,550	1,100
46	Biomedical Engineers	$95,120	$31,320	50
47	Speech-Language Pathologists	$95,050	$61,540	720
48	Training and Development Managers	$95,000	$63,710	160
49	Transportation Inspectors	$94,370	$45,670	120
50	Fundraising Managers	$93,790	$52,240	60
51	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$92,570	$68,190	80
52	Construction Managers	$91,940	$50,630	520
53	Real Estate Brokers	$91,140	$26,530	180
54	Computer Hardware Engineers	$90,080	$54,990	70
55	Information Security Analysts	$88,690	$50,770	450
56	Management Analysts	$88,310	$51,630	1,480
57	Electrical Engineers	$87,300	$62,800	490
58	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$86,860	$46,330	70
59	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$86,230	$45,500	1,060
60	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$86,070	$70,620	60
61	Facilities Managers	$85,220	$49,990	470
62	Computer Systems Analysts	$84,740	$53,630	1,590
63	Engineers, All Other	$84,690	$50,040	450
64	Civil Engineers	$84,390	$60,700	1,010
65	Industrial Engineers	$84,340	$60,510	2,000
66	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$84,020	$77,890	70
67	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,800	$75,880	40
68	Personal Financial Advisors	$83,490	$46,610	1,210
69	School Psychologists	$83,490	$64,140	100
70	Financial Risk Specialists	$83,040	$60,900	160
71	Budget Analysts	$83,000	$54,500	130
72	Occupational Therapists	$82,490	$61,680	730
73	Data Scientists	$81,990	$62,730	0
74	Other Social Workers	$81,990	$41,060	170
75	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$81,920	$49,120	640
76	Mechanical Engineers	$81,900	$62,170	1,060
77	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$81,830	$43,940	170
78	Financial Analysts	$81,540	$51,410	610
79	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$81,320	$45,790	220
80	Chemists	$81,250	$48,360	140
81	General and Operations Managers	$81,170	$37,440	15,060
82	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$81,170	$37,680	40
83	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,140	$63,580	170
84	Project Management Specialists	$80,970	$48,810	2,900
85	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,560	$57,160	1,450
86	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$80,000	$46,770	200
87	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$79,450	$62,990	160
88	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,340	$44,340	220
89	Registered Nurses	$79,150	$61,690	15,560
90	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$79,100	$48,390	40
91	Other Therapists	$79,060	$41,520	120
92	Art Directors	$78,790	$56,830	110
93	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$78,690	$31,200	120
94	Credit Analysts	$78,510	$32,460	360
95	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,970	$47,230	2,930
96	Environmental Science Teachers	$77,470	$46,400	140
97	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$77,220	$45,400	400
98	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$77,030	$46,470	1,210
99	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,620	$46,850	650
100	Food Scientists and Technologists	$76,100	$53,370	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$187,850
2	Marketing Managers	$142,310
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$139,650
4	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,910
5	Pharmacists	$130,750
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,630
7	General Dentists	$127,960
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$127,520
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,140
10	Financial Managers	$126,080

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$154,970
2	General Pediatricians	$146,360
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$146,110
4	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$141,240
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$141,070
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,030
7	Marketing Managers	$131,680
8	Pharmacists	$125,470
9	Economists	$121,050
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,660

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,990
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$180,630
3	General Pediatricians	$150,230
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$148,810
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$140,090
6	Chief Executives	$129,330
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,500
8	Pharmacists	$126,480
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$123,740
10	Purchasing Managers	$118,490

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