West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. 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 344 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $430,260 | $206.86 | 140 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $215,420 | $103.57 | 40 |
| 3 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $156,550 | $75.27 | 30 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $151,250 | $72.72 | 110 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physicians | $147,460 | $70.90 | 80 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $135,850 | $65.31 | 100 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $132,280 | $63.59 | 240 |
| 8 | Dentists, General | $130,000 | $62.50 | 50 |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | $127,510 | $61.30 | 60 |
| 10 | Chemical Engineers | $127,310 | $61.21 | 60 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $115,490 | $55.52 | 60 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $112,980 | $54.32 | 280 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $112,510 | $54.09 | 100 |
| 14 | Sales Managers | $111,190 | $53.46 | 270 |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioners | $110,660 | $53.20 | 300 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $106,040 | $50.98 | 80 |
| 17 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $104,990 | $50.48 | 40 |
| 18 | Software Developers | $103,580 | $49.80 | 150 |
| 19 | Optometrists | $103,530 | $49.77 | 30 |
| 20 | Electrical Engineers | $103,120 | $49.58 | 100 |
| 21 | Industrial Production Managers | $101,720 | $48.90 | 600 |
| 22 | Mechanical Engineers | $100,360 | $48.25 | 150 |
| 23 | Administrative Services Managers | $99,990 | $48.07 | 110 |
| 24 | Materials Engineers | $99,530 | $47.85 | 40 |
| 25 | Facilities Managers | $99,070 | $47.63 | 60 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan 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.