High paying engineering and architecture jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Every engineering and architecture 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 engineering and architecture 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

1Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,610
Bachelor's degree
$67,410 – $151,270330
2Civil Engineers$102,650
Bachelor's degree
$68,940 – $147,850940
3Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$100,760
Bachelor's degree
$64,510 – $134,760220
4Mechanical Engineers$99,290
Bachelor's degree
$65,240 – $149,9401,320
5Electrical Engineers$97,960
Bachelor's degree
$63,270 – $137,440660
6Industrial Engineers$95,370
Bachelor's degree
$61,470 – $140,7202,000
7Mechanical Drafters$73,030
Associate's degree
$47,520 – $99,380230
8Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,900
Associate's degree
$42,380 – $86,190280
9Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,030
Associate's degree
$45,810 – $82,830350
10Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,820
Associate's degree
$48,540 – $98,270550
11Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,710
Associate's degree
$46,840 – $85,420220
12Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,550 – $74,870380

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	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$127,610	$67,410 – $151,270	330
2	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,650	$68,940 – $147,850	940
3	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$100,760	$64,510 – $134,760	220
4	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,290	$65,240 – $149,940	1,320
5	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,960	$63,270 – $137,440	660
6	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,370	$61,470 – $140,720	2,000
7	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$73,030	$47,520 – $99,380	230
8	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$62,900	$42,380 – $86,190	280
9	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,030	$45,810 – $82,830	350
10	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,820	$48,540 – $98,270	550
11	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,710	$46,840 – $85,420	220
12	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,760	$40,550 – $74,870	380

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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