Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Owensboro, 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 Owensboro, KY are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $155,550. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $152,090.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Owensboro, 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 Owensboro, KY in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$155,550	$110,610	30
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,090	$100,760	50
3	Pharmacists	$129,810	$88,900	130
4	Chief Executives	$125,000	$70,630	50
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,870	$82,930	40
6	Financial Managers	$118,240	$51,710	130
7	Nurse Practitioners	$108,390	$78,200	130
8	Human Resources Managers	$106,380	$70,350	30
9	Administrative Services Managers	$104,520	$51,300	50
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,310	$76,010	110
11	Electrical Engineers	$99,860	$75,000	60
12	Materials Engineers	$98,490	$71,710	30
13	Industrial Production Managers	$98,290	$62,340	150
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,910	$43,040	70
15	Sales Managers	$96,920	$47,000	180
16	Mechanical Engineers	$96,630	$55,210	50
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,500	$57,080	230
18	Industrial Engineers	$96,220	$63,090	110
19	Software Developers	$91,050	$43,420	50
20	Physical Therapists	$90,650	$61,930	110
21	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$84,870	$45,770	40
22	Civil Engineers	$82,710	$59,730	50
23	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,550	$61,900	80
24	Occupational Therapists	$80,720	$64,650	60
25	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,360	$58,000	90
26	Project Management Specialists	$79,840	$52,620	150
27	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,490	$43,900	220
28	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,320	$43,940	40
29	Registered Nurses	$78,040	$58,150	1,470
30	Lawyers	$77,540	$50,550	120
31	All Other Managers	$77,530	$34,300	60
32	Management Analysts	$77,520	$53,850	60
33	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,850	$50,210	560
34	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,310	$44,090	40
35	Food Scientists and Technologists	$75,210	$60,530	50
36	Financial Analysts	$74,670	$58,360	40
37	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,170	$47,020	50
38	General and Operations Managers	$72,750	$35,560	1,160
39	Computer Occupations, All Other	$71,570	$50,250	30
40	Accountants and Auditors	$71,240	$44,860	250
41	Dental Hygienists	$70,110	$48,320	90
42	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$67,900	$44,290	40
43	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,390	$47,180	170
44	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$65,860	$54,530	130
45	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$65,430	$39,340	60
46	Training and Development Specialists	$65,290	$41,620	50
47	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$65,200	$50,570	40
48	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,080	$46,870	560
49	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$65,000	$35,110	230
50	Radiologic Technologists	$64,370	$50,330	120
51	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$63,990	$37,400	110
52	Respiratory Therapists	$63,860	$50,260	90
53	Loan Officers	$63,510	$43,940	240
54	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$63,060	$48,790	100
55	Machinists	$62,770	$41,510	220
56	Food Service Managers	$62,690	$55,430	40
57	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$62,570	$48,400	80
58	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,560	$40,680	370
59	Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,560	$48,160	70
60	Cost Estimators	$62,310	$47,650	60
61	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,240	$42,810	80
62	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$62,160	$49,190	40
63	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,990	$41,070	270
64	Instructional Coordinators	$61,640	$44,250	80
65	Healthcare Social Workers	$61,190	$42,570	40
66	Logisticians	$61,030	$43,980	60
67	Human Resources Specialists	$60,980	$36,980	180
68	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$60,570	$30,420	100
69	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$59,770	$38,260	40
70	Compliance Officers	$59,650	$39,210	60
71	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$59,580	$46,450	30
72	Labor Relations Specialists	$59,540	$22,810	40
73	Financial Risk Specialists	$59,320	$46,390	60
74	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,190	$39,500	130
75	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,830	$52,830	60
76	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$58,250	$40,740	40
77	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,720	$32,260	90
78	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$56,560	$30,820	370
79	Chefs and Head Cooks	$55,900	$37,030	30
80	Tool and Die Makers	$55,700	$38,080	50
81	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$55,560	$45,450	120
82	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,270	$35,420	410
83	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$54,320	$40,710	50
84	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$53,420	$36,500	240
85	Crane and Tower Operators	$53,270	$45,470	50
86	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$52,410	$38,940	70
87	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$51,910	$37,230	120
88	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,830	$40,870	500
89	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,420	$35,150	60
90	Coaches and Scouts	$51,390	$21,060	40
91	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$51,310	$40,880	60
92	Electricians	$50,950	$35,650	240
93	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$50,750	$30,870	190
94	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,590	$40,360	110
95	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$50,420	$28,740	1,010
96	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,210	$37,850	160
97	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$50,140	$34,510	170
98	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,120	$29,940	330
99	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$49,900	$40,800	100
100	Other Business Operations Specialists	$49,800	$42,560	80

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,180
2	Pharmacists	$129,630
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$129,200
4	Chief Executives	$126,810
5	Financial Managers	$120,160
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,960
7	Industrial Production Managers	$105,030
8	Human Resources Managers	$103,860
9	Nurse Practitioners	$101,460
10	Financial Analysts	$101,450

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,280
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,500
3	Pharmacists	$125,780
4	Chief Executives	$118,740
5	Financial Managers	$115,190
6	Sales Managers	$103,970
7	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$103,550
8	Engineers, All Other	$101,260
9	Nurse Practitioners	$100,420
10	Electrical Engineers	$96,900

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$127,780
2	Chief Executives	$124,230
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,080
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,500
5	Physician Assistants	$104,420
6	Nurse Practitioners	$100,800
7	General Dentists	$97,460
8	Industrial Production Managers	$96,040
9	Engineers, All Other	$93,470
10	Electrical Engineers	$92,430

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