Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $74,060 here versus $105,770 nationally (-30.0%; 4,610metro-area jobs). Next is Cooks, Fast Food at $22,350 locally versus $30,890 nationally (-27.6%).
- General and Operations Managers$74,060 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 30.0% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (4,610 published local jobs).
- Cooks, Fast Food$22,350 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 27.6% below the national Cooks, Fast Food median of $30,890 (2,540 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,740 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 27.1% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,720 published local jobs).
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,720 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 20.1% below the national Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants median of $45,930 (2,110 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2100003 · Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #407/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 412 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $316K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Abilene, TX
- BOOK-FULL 405 rows · May 2025
Read with Abilene, TX (+$22 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Central Kentucky nonmetropo…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Software Developers lead published employment inside Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 610 jobs · $107,940
- 2. Software Developers 600 jobs · $105,470
- 3. Financial Managers 550 jobs · $109,990
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 500 jobs · $120,010
- 5. Pharmacists 360 jobs · $133,080
- 6. Sales Managers 350 jobs · $115,440
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 230 jobs · $130,510
- 8. Administrative Services Managers 220 jobs · $104,990
- 9. Chief Executives 210 jobs · $152,300
- 10. Architectural and Engineering Managers 210 jobs · $131,170
- 11. Computer Network Architects 190 jobs · $105,490
- 12. Physicians, All Other 180 jobs · $315,840
- 13. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 170 jobs · $109,870
- 14. Physician Assistants 120 jobs · $106,760
- 15. Business Teachers, Postsecondary 120 jobs · $105,880
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 100 jobs · $215,940
- 17. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $103,720
- 18. Marketing Managers 80 jobs · $107,710
Occupations Tracked
412
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$53,261
employment-weighted, 405 complete rows
Top Salary
$315,840
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Production Managers | $107,940 |
| 2 | Software Developers | $105,470 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $109,990 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $120,010 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $133,080 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $115,440 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $130,510 |
| 8 | Administrative Services Managers | $104,990 |
| 9 | Chief Executives | $152,300 |
| 10 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $131,170 |
| 11 | Computer Network Architects | $105,490 |
| 12 | Physicians, All Other | $315,840 |
| 13 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $109,870 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $106,760 |
| 15 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $105,880 |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physicians | $215,940 |
| 17 | Dentists, General | $103,720 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $107,710 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $112,710 |
| 20 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $141,750 |
| 21 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $108,550 |
| 22 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $165,500 |
| 23 | Public Relations Managers | $105,890 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $114,110 |
| 25 | Nurse Anesthetists | $221,580 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Fast Food | $22,350 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $22,400 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $22,660 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,740 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $22,950 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,500 |
| Funeral Attendants | $23,580 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | $24,030 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $24,230 |
| Dietetic Technicians | $24,350 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in KY
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside KY. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($53,261 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area at $315,840/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $53,261 across 405 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for KY before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
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