High paying management jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$213,920
Bachelor's degree
$81,800 – $466,660640
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Bachelor's degree
$93,750 – $220,8501,280
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Bachelor's degree
$115,270 – $203,170600
4Sales Managers$137,880
Bachelor's degree
$71,090 – $260,0502,710
5Financial Managers$136,970
Bachelor's degree
$88,620 – $230,8402,670
6Marketing Managers$136,350
Bachelor's degree
$79,830 – $211,130920
7Managers, All Other$134,710
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $209,310790
8Purchasing Managers$126,380
Bachelor's degree
$80,870 – $181,740290
9Human Resources Managers$122,360
Bachelor's degree
$74,380 – $195,970730
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$115,400
Master's degree
$81,440 – $134,8601,380
11Public Relations Managers$115,000
Bachelor's degree
$82,740 – $169,230220
12Medical and Health Services Managers$112,070
Bachelor's degree
$58,040 – $249,9903,010
13Industrial Production Managers$111,440
Bachelor's degree
$75,060 – $197,6301,930
14Construction Managers$101,780
Bachelor's degree
$57,030 – $199,460970
15Facilities Managers$98,090
Bachelor's degree
$59,940 – $165,340460
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$98,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,030 – $166,5401,050
17General and Operations Managers$89,140
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $206,94016,830
18Social and Community Service Managers$73,940
Bachelor's degree
$48,280 – $125,300660
19Food Service Managers$72,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,760 – $100,010710
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,250 – $97,7501,040
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,280
Bachelor's degree
$31,470 – $74,570350

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$213,920	$81,800 – $466,660	640
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,710	$93,750 – $220,850	1,280
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,430	$115,270 – $203,170	600
4	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,880	$71,090 – $260,050	2,710
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,970	$88,620 – $230,840	2,670
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,350	$79,830 – $211,130	920
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$134,710	$62,140 – $209,310	790
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,380	$80,870 – $181,740	290
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,360	$74,380 – $195,970	730
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$115,400	$81,440 – $134,860	1,380
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,000	$82,740 – $169,230	220
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,070	$58,040 – $249,990	3,010
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,440	$75,060 – $197,630	1,930
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,780	$57,030 – $199,460	970
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,090	$59,940 – $165,340	460
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,040	$59,030 – $166,540	1,050
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$89,140	$44,440 – $206,940	16,830
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,940	$48,280 – $125,300	660
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,500	$43,760 – $100,010	710
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,980	$45,250 – $97,750	1,040
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$46,280	$31,470 – $74,570	350

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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