Paducah, KY-IL metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Paducah Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Paducah, KY-IL metro area

Figures describe the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Paducah city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 207 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$378,880	$182.16	80
2	Anesthesiologists	$350,260	$168.39	40
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$234,140	$112.57	40
4	Chief Executives	$148,710	$71.49	40
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,940	$69.20	60
6	Pharmacists	$134,810	$64.81	130
7	Sales Managers	$132,660	$63.78	130
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,300	$62.64	80
9	Physician Assistants	$124,990	$60.09	60
10	Nurse Practitioners	$124,200	$59.71	110
11	Administrative Services Managers	$117,840	$56.66	70
12	Financial Managers	$114,460	$55.03	130
13	Industrial Production Managers	$113,380	$54.51	110
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$109,890	$52.83	60
15	Facilities Managers	$106,820	$51.36	50
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,460	$50.70	210
17	Industrial Engineers	$102,270	$49.17	80
18	Civil Engineers	$100,950	$48.54	80
19	Physical Therapists	$99,330	$47.76	80
20	Software Developers	$99,260	$47.72	140
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$98,130	Not published	110
22	Construction Managers	$97,660	$46.95	90
23	Managers, All Other	$97,470	$46.86	40
24	Lawyers	$96,960	$46.62	150
25	Management Analysts	$96,080	$46.19	60

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Paducah metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.