High paying business and finance jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN run 6.9% below the national average (2024), so a Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Employed

1Management Analysts$91,560
Bachelor's degree
$59,030 – $136,9901,910
2Project Management Specialists$82,660
Bachelor's degree
$55,520 – $129,6303,630
3Labor Relations Specialists$77,990
Bachelor's degree
$44,370 – $98,720310
4Financial and Investment Analysts$77,700
Bachelor's degree
$49,900 – $135,8201,200
5Cost Estimators$77,000
Bachelor's degree
$49,920 – $123,380810
6Insurance Underwriters$76,450
Bachelor's degree
$46,520 – $138,670430
7Accountants and Auditors$76,320
Bachelor's degree
$53,070 – $121,6304,590
8Personal Financial Advisors$72,760
Bachelor's degree
$43,880 – $241,370670
9Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$72,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,510 – $100,4001,910
10Human Resources Specialists$71,880
Bachelor's degree
$45,760 – $108,4203,680
11Fundraisers$71,350
Bachelor's degree
$45,040 – $106,590350
12Compliance Officers$71,120
Bachelor's degree
$45,880 – $124,8001,550
13Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$68,660
Bachelor's degree
$46,110 – $99,180250
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$67,270
Bachelor's degree
$45,740 – $106,8901,650
15Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,680
Bachelor's degree
$52,550 – $115,9201,910
16Loan Officers$64,460
Bachelor's degree
$42,700 – $125,7601,120
17Logisticians$63,880
Bachelor's degree
$47,210 – $98,030900
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$63,280
Bachelor's degree
$38,230 – $103,6502,290
19Training and Development Specialists$63,270
Bachelor's degree
$40,930 – $106,2602,110
20Tax Preparers$57,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,450 – $95,520280
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,020
Bachelor's degree
$33,850 – $82,430440

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,560	$59,030 – $136,990	1,910
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,660	$55,520 – $129,630	3,630
3	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,990	$44,370 – $98,720	310
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,700	$49,900 – $135,820	1,200
5	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,000	$49,920 – $123,380	810
6	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$76,450	$46,520 – $138,670	430
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,320	$53,070 – $121,630	4,590
8	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$72,760	$43,880 – $241,370	670
9	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,510	$54,510 – $100,400	1,910
10	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,880	$45,760 – $108,420	3,680
11	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$71,350	$45,040 – $106,590	350
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$71,120	$45,880 – $124,800	1,550
13	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,660	$46,110 – $99,180	250
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$67,270	$45,740 – $106,890	1,650
15	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,680	$52,550 – $115,920	1,910
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,460	$42,700 – $125,760	1,120
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$63,880	$47,210 – $98,030	900
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,280	$38,230 – $103,650	2,290
19	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,270	$40,930 – $106,260	2,110
20	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,220	$28,450 – $95,520	280
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$50,020	$33,850 – $82,430	440

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. 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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