High paying management jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$179,520
Bachelor's degree
$79,740 – $515,150270
2Natural Sciences Managers$161,450
Bachelor's degree
$52,280 – $193,270100
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,170
Bachelor's degree
$124,990 – $200,530390
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$144,160
Bachelor's degree
$88,460 – $223,610470
5Education Administrators, Postsecondary$137,250
Master's degree
$77,860 – $424,710200
6Financial Managers$135,760
Bachelor's degree
$89,400 – $231,260940
7Purchasing Managers$128,910
Bachelor's degree
$84,760 – $197,290140
8Managers, All Other$128,870
Bachelor's degree
$59,900 – $199,570320
9Marketing Managers$127,040
Bachelor's degree
$73,510 – $203,860330
10Sales Managers$124,860
Bachelor's degree
$63,340 – $248,590950
11Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Bachelor's degree
$78,630 – $180,370830
12Administrative Services Managers$123,790
Bachelor's degree
$71,400 – $203,460460
13Human Resources Managers$122,850
Bachelor's degree
$79,960 – $207,160270
14Public Relations Managers$112,420
Bachelor's degree
$75,710 – $169,67090
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,210
Master's degree
$75,270 – $136,690620
16Medical and Health Services Managers$109,890
Bachelor's degree
$64,960 – $202,2501,260
17Facilities Managers$109,820
Bachelor's degree
$65,690 – $181,860140
18Training and Development Managers$108,600
Bachelor's degree
$61,580 – $188,94090
19Construction Managers$100,810
Bachelor's degree
$54,310 – $213,230590
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,070 – $166,520280
21General and Operations Managers$80,440
Bachelor's degree
$38,900 – $188,2108,100
22Social and Community Service Managers$79,280
Bachelor's degree
$48,200 – $125,780370
23Food Service Managers$73,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,930 – $99,950250
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$50,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,890 – $79,550600
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$45,650
Bachelor's degree
$30,770 – $73,320140

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$179,520	$79,740 – $515,150	270
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,450	$52,280 – $193,270	100
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,170	$124,990 – $200,530	390
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,160	$88,460 – $223,610	470
5	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$137,250	$77,860 – $424,710	200
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,760	$89,400 – $231,260	940
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,910	$84,760 – $197,290	140
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$128,870	$59,900 – $199,570	320
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,040	$73,510 – $203,860	330
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,860	$63,340 – $248,590	950
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,230	$78,630 – $180,370	830
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,790	$71,400 – $203,460	460
13	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,850	$79,960 – $207,160	270
14	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,420	$75,710 – $169,670	90
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,210	$75,270 – $136,690	620
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,890	$64,960 – $202,250	1,260
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,820	$65,690 – $181,860	140
18	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,600	$61,580 – $188,940	90
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,810	$54,310 – $213,230	590
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,840	$65,070 – $166,520	280
21	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,440	$38,900 – $188,210	8,100
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,280	$48,200 – $125,780	370
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,560	$55,930 – $99,950	250
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,770	$38,890 – $79,550	600
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$45,650	$30,770 – $73,320	140

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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