High paying management jobs in Kentucky

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kentucky. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Kentucky run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Kentucky salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Kentucky.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kentucky · Employed

1Chief Executives$179,530
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $466,6602,070
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,680
Bachelor's degree
$114,220 – $201,7301,800
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,360
Bachelor's degree
$85,770 – $217,0003,130
4Financial Managers$130,650
Bachelor's degree
$82,110 – $223,2906,630
5Marketing Managers$128,930
Bachelor's degree
$77,340 – $204,5501,930
6Sales Managers$128,650
Bachelor's degree
$67,690 – $236,9906,650
7Purchasing Managers$124,350
Bachelor's degree
$76,770 – $174,690920
8Managers, All Other$122,930
Bachelor's degree
$57,540 – $198,9502,390
9Human Resources Managers$121,460
Bachelor's degree
$76,520 – $194,2801,960
10Education Administrators, Postsecondary$114,310
Master's degree
$77,630 – $230,220890
11Industrial Production Managers$112,250
Bachelor's degree
$73,530 – $187,9506,430
12Medical and Health Services Managers$103,450
Bachelor's degree
$58,560 – $216,9408,600
13Facilities Managers$100,720
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $168,1501,070
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,250 – $175,3902,340
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,920
Master's degree
$75,270 – $130,3104,940
16Construction Managers$97,020
Bachelor's degree
$53,850 – $195,5302,990
17General and Operations Managers$79,370
Bachelor's degree
$40,500 – $176,82052,100
18Social and Community Service Managers$76,960
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $119,2102,280
19Food Service Managers$70,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,070 – $102,7801,680
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$52,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490 – $85,7002,670
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$44,530
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $71,3001,000

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

#	Occupation	MedianKentucky	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$179,530	$72,800 – $466,660	2,070
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,680	$114,220 – $201,730	1,800
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,360	$85,770 – $217,000	3,130
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,650	$82,110 – $223,290	6,630
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,930	$77,340 – $204,550	1,930
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,650	$67,690 – $236,990	6,650
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,350	$76,770 – $174,690	920
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$122,930	$57,540 – $198,950	2,390
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,460	$76,520 – $194,280	1,960
10	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$114,310	$77,630 – $230,220	890
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,250	$73,530 – $187,950	6,430
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,450	$58,560 – $216,940	8,600
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,720	$59,990 – $168,150	1,070
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,340	$58,250 – $175,390	2,340
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,920	$75,270 – $130,310	4,940
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,020	$53,850 – $195,530	2,990
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,370	$40,500 – $176,820	52,100
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,960	$47,390 – $119,210	2,280
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,410	$41,070 – $102,780	1,680
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,790	$36,490 – $85,700	2,670
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$44,530	$31,200 – $71,300	1,000

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kentucky. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Kentucky to rank honestly.

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