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

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Anesthesiologists$491,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,990 – $491,640500
2Physicians, All Other$335,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$138,590 – $513,6801,100
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$291,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$198,130 – $440,430260
4Family Medicine Physicians$280,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$138,750 – $578,460280
5Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Master's degree
$211,800 – $310,480710
6Dentists, General$151,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,240 – $304,930230
7Pharmacists$143,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,700 – $173,6201,830
8Optometrists$135,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,370 – $197,330230
9Physician Assistants$130,830
Master's degree
$103,490 – $165,500380
10Nurse Practitioners$122,900
Master's degree
$104,090 – $159,8601,580
11Veterinarians$108,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,200 – $167,890360
12Speech-Language Pathologists$103,420
Master's degree
$66,650 – $142,030710
13Physical Therapists$102,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,800 – $122,1301,140
14Occupational Therapists$100,040
Master's degree
$75,640 – $126,420710
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$97,700
Associate's degree
$71,530 – $123,160370
16Registered Nurses$84,850
Bachelor's degree
$65,300 – $118,20018,180
17Dental Hygienists$81,390
Associate's degree
$63,870 – $99,250780
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,860
Associate's degree
$57,970 – $103,6301,200
19Respiratory Therapists$76,560
Associate's degree
$62,100 – $92,510840
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,810
Bachelor's degree
$31,840 – $89,880350
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$73,060
Associate's degree
$40,040 – $121,590290
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,340 – $74,2702,850
23Surgical Technologists$63,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,310 – $90,550540
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,460
Bachelor's degree
$38,990 – $94,0901,600
25Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$60,420
Associate's degree
$37,230 – $107,770400
26Athletic Trainers$60,190
Master's degree
$45,720 – $73,360240
27Paramedics$55,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,120 – $74,820490
28Medical Records Specialists$53,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,650 – $74,5201,610
29Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,010 – $77,590630
30Emergency Medical Technicians$45,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,120 – $57,840800
31Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,710
Associate's degree
$31,420 – $50,820500
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$44,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,630 – $52,540570
33Pharmacy Technicians$42,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350 – $57,2002,750
34Opticians, Dispensing$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,050 – $62,970340
35Psychiatric Technicians$39,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,010 – $54,130530

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	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$491,640	$119,990 – $491,640	500
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$335,670	$138,590 – $513,680	1,100
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$291,090	$198,130 – $440,430	260
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$280,050	$138,750 – $578,460	280
5	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$222,520	$211,800 – $310,480	710
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$151,420	$75,240 – $304,930	230
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$143,920	$97,700 – $173,620	1,830
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,720	$96,370 – $197,330	230
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,830	$103,490 – $165,500	380
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$122,900	$104,090 – $159,860	1,580
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$108,000	$44,200 – $167,890	360
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,420	$66,650 – $142,030	710
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,260	$77,800 – $122,130	1,140
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,040	$75,640 – $126,420	710
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$97,700	$71,530 – $123,160	370
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,850	$65,300 – $118,200	18,180
17	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,390	$63,870 – $99,250	780
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,860	$57,970 – $103,630	1,200
19	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,560	$62,100 – $92,510	840
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,810	$31,840 – $89,880	350
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,060	$40,040 – $121,590	290
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,460	$53,340 – $74,270	2,850
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,590	$49,310 – $90,550	540
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,460	$38,990 – $94,090	1,600
25	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$60,420	$37,230 – $107,770	400
26	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$60,190	$45,720 – $73,360	240
27	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,760	$43,120 – $74,820	490
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,460	$38,650 – $74,520	1,610
29	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,740	$42,010 – $77,590	630
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,210	$35,120 – $57,840	800
31	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,710	$31,420 – $50,820	500
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,110	$34,630 – $52,540	570
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,880	$35,350 – $57,200	2,750
34	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$29,050 – $62,970	340
35	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,620	$35,010 – $54,130	530

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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