High paying business and finance jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Lexington-Fayette, KY run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a Lexington-Fayette, KY salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Lexington-Fayette, KY · Employed

1Insurance Underwriters$100,990
Bachelor's degree
$56,620 – $100,990290
2Management Analysts$99,190
Bachelor's degree
$57,720 – $141,010560
3Financial Examiners$89,730
Bachelor's degree
$60,340 – $140,400120
4Project Management Specialists$84,520
Bachelor's degree
$55,640 – $134,2402,020
5Financial and Investment Analysts$81,410
Bachelor's degree
$54,030 – $132,120430
6Accountants and Auditors$77,780
Bachelor's degree
$53,900 – $125,8801,830
7Labor Relations Specialists$77,530
Bachelor's degree
$15,080 – $96,690100
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,820 – $100,420560
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,390
Bachelor's degree
$51,370 – $124,010890
10Fundraisers$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$42,590 – $124,380270
11Personal Financial Advisors$74,260
Bachelor's degree
$45,160 – $241,770200
12Logisticians$72,250
Bachelor's degree
$53,110 – $101,900360
13Compliance Officers$71,700
Bachelor's degree
$46,580 – $106,810470
14Cost Estimators$71,630
Bachelor's degree
$45,620 – $114,810330
15Human Resources Specialists$69,990
Bachelor's degree
$46,380 – $104,2501,320
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,800
Bachelor's degree
$43,990 – $109,060910
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,280
Bachelor's degree
$40,680 – $156,2001,140
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$64,670
Bachelor's degree
$44,050 – $92,700120
19Loan Officers$63,760
Bachelor's degree
$43,570 – $134,220420
20Training and Development Specialists$59,870
Bachelor's degree
$40,030 – $110,250980
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,280
Bachelor's degree
$34,070 – $85,600240
22Tax Preparers$38,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,510 – $93,390240

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLexington-Fayette, KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$100,990	$56,620 – $100,990	290
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,190	$57,720 – $141,010	560
3	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$89,730	$60,340 – $140,400	120
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,520	$55,640 – $134,240	2,020
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,410	$54,030 – $132,120	430
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,780	$53,900 – $125,880	1,830
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,530	$15,080 – $96,690	100
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,310	$58,820 – $100,420	560
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,390	$51,370 – $124,010	890
10	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$75,230	$42,590 – $124,380	270
11	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$74,260	$45,160 – $241,770	200
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$72,250	$53,110 – $101,900	360
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$71,700	$46,580 – $106,810	470
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$71,630	$45,620 – $114,810	330
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,990	$46,380 – $104,250	1,320
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$66,800	$43,990 – $109,060	910
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,280	$40,680 – $156,200	1,140
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,670	$44,050 – $92,700	120
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$63,760	$43,570 – $134,220	420
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,870	$40,030 – $110,250	980
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$49,280	$34,070 – $85,600	240
22	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,510	$27,510 – $93,390	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lexington-Fayette, KY. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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