High paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Elizabethtown, KY. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Elizabethtown, KY run 9.4% below the national average (2024), so a Elizabethtown, KY salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Elizabethtown, KY · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$301,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$145,430 – $594,65060
2Chief Executives$158,670
Bachelor's degree
$71,950 – $385,43040
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$138,110
Bachelor's degree
$112,940 – $191,33040
4Managers, All Other$133,470
Bachelor's degree
$85,810 – $166,00080
5Marketing Managers$133,220
Bachelor's degree
$77,920 – $208,40050
6Pharmacists$132,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,380 – $160,790100
7Financial Managers$125,340
Bachelor's degree
$91,100 – $204,040160
8Computer and Information Systems Managers$125,260
Bachelor's degree
$93,610 – $186,670130
9Sales Managers$121,830
Bachelor's degree
$62,460 – $211,410120
10Nurse Practitioners$115,540
Master's degree
$99,170 – $156,06090
11Administrative Services Managers$110,900
Bachelor's degree
$48,710 – $158,46050
12Facilities Managers$107,740
Bachelor's degree
$71,820 – $209,00030
13Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330
Bachelor's degree
$77,000 – $133,470450
14Medical and Health Services Managers$106,330
Bachelor's degree
$51,640 – $231,230170
15Human Resources Managers$105,000
Bachelor's degree
$40,300 – $190,42080
16Physical Therapists$104,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,600 – $126,20080
17Mechanical Engineers$102,590
Bachelor's degree
$80,350 – $120,690450
18Industrial Production Managers$102,240
Bachelor's degree
$72,540 – $163,940200
19Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,150
Master's degree
$80,050 – $107,400130
20Management Analysts$100,420
Bachelor's degree
$74,880 – $129,960220
21Social Workers, All Other$100,420
Bachelor's degree
$52,180 – $115,25040
22Electrical Engineers$97,970
Bachelor's degree
$71,470 – $119,77030
23Lawyers$97,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,850 – $161,890120
24Industrial Engineers$97,550
Bachelor's degree
$70,580 – $123,520190
25Software Developers$95,980
Bachelor's degree
$60,380 – $139,600180
26Occupational Therapists$95,550
Master's degree
$65,090 – $127,43040
27Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$94,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,850 – $159,99030
28Information Security Analysts$94,560
Bachelor's degree
$75,850 – $148,78040
29Construction Managers$92,360
Bachelor's degree
$50,950 – $159,27060
30Budget Analysts$91,560
Bachelor's degree
$67,200 – $117,12080
31Financial and Investment Analysts$90,260
Bachelor's degree
$47,260 – $99,52040
32Logisticians$88,610
Bachelor's degree
$58,510 – $134,330170
33Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$88,610
Bachelor's degree
$54,790 – $114,46070
34Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$85,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,850 – $99,55060
35Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,240
Bachelor's degree
$53,750 – $105,26060
36Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Bachelor's degree
$56,300 – $119,430600
37First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,510 – $129,990320
38Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$82,770
Master's degree
$42,790 – $106,330100
39Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$82,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,080 – $112,26050
40Financial Specialists, All Other$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $115,92070
41Speech-Language Pathologists$79,380
Master's degree
$63,340 – $108,90050
42Computer Systems Analysts$79,040
Bachelor's degree
$57,580 – $136,66090
43Computer Network Architects$78,920
Bachelor's degree
$68,000 – $161,57050
44Human Resources Specialists$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$54,710 – $119,4301,060
45Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$78,060
Bachelor's degree
$52,230 – $147,99070
46Registered Nurses$77,930
Bachelor's degree
$63,530 – $105,250870
47Construction and Building Inspectors$77,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,470 – $97,07040
48Project Management Specialists$77,260
Bachelor's degree
$49,530 – $126,880160
49Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,920
Master's degree
$63,950 – $77,17040
50First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$76,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,950 – $107,89080

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

#	Occupation	MedianElizabethtown, KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$301,500	$145,430 – $594,650	60
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$158,670	$71,950 – $385,430	40
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,110	$112,940 – $191,330	40
4	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$133,470	$85,810 – $166,000	80
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,220	$77,920 – $208,400	50
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,620	$102,380 – $160,790	100
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,340	$91,100 – $204,040	160
8	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,260	$93,610 – $186,670	130
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,830	$62,460 – $211,410	120
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$115,540	$99,170 – $156,060	90
11	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,900	$48,710 – $158,460	50
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,740	$71,820 – $209,000	30
13	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,330	$77,000 – $133,470	450
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,330	$51,640 – $231,230	170
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,000	$40,300 – $190,420	80
16	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,280	$58,600 – $126,200	80
17	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,590	$80,350 – $120,690	450
18	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,240	$72,540 – $163,940	200
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$101,150	$80,050 – $107,400	130
20	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,420	$74,880 – $129,960	220
21	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,420	$52,180 – $115,250	40
22	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,970	$71,470 – $119,770	30
23	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,770	$59,850 – $161,890	120
24	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,550	$70,580 – $123,520	190
25	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$95,980	$60,380 – $139,600	180
26	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,550	$65,090 – $127,430	40
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,820	$53,850 – $159,990	30
28	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,560	$75,850 – $148,780	40
29	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,360	$50,950 – $159,270	60
30	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,560	$67,200 – $117,120	80
31	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,260	$47,260 – $99,520	40
32	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,610	$58,510 – $134,330	170
33	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,610	$54,790 – $114,460	70
34	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,700	$45,850 – $99,550	60
35	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$84,240	$53,750 – $105,260	60
36	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,780	$56,300 – $119,430	600
37	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,140	$51,510 – $129,990	320
38	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$82,770	$42,790 – $106,330	100
39	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,200	$59,080 – $112,260	50
40	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,330	$61,110 – $115,920	70
41	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$79,380	$63,340 – $108,900	50
42	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,040	$57,580 – $136,660	90
43	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$78,920	$68,000 – $161,570	50
44	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,850	$54,710 – $119,430	1,060
45	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$78,060	$52,230 – $147,990	70
46	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,930	$63,530 – $105,250	870
47	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,580	$47,470 – $97,070	40
48	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,260	$49,530 – $126,880	160
49	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$76,920	$63,950 – $77,170	40
50	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,800	$64,950 – $107,890	80

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