High paying office and admin jobs in Kentucky

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,350 – $99,33019,670
2Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,220
3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,800 – $92,7402,700
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,910
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0404,640
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030950
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620 – $78,8806,480
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $76,5901,670
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,000 – $74,2601,710
9Procurement Clerks$50,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,060 – $64,410810
10Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,400
Associate's degree
$37,200 – $64,2201,240
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,880 – $77,3302,440
12Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $61,4501,300
13Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $64,9401,320
14Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,830 – $70,2203,030
15Bill and Account Collectors$48,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110 – $64,7901,740
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,460 – $63,2403,690
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,550
Some college, no degree
$30,090 – $66,93023,480
18Cargo and Freight Agents$46,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,280 – $75,3202,570
19Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $77,1301,860
20Public Safety Telecommunicators$45,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $59,0601,350
21Billing and Posting Clerks$45,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,010 – $57,3905,200
22Meter Readers, Utilities$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,200 – $62,690690
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $60,47018,420
24Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,830 – $54,6402,370
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,980 – $58,84016,130
26Order Clerks$40,620
Some college, no degree
$32,710 – $52,100930
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$40,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $51,6701,050
28Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,580 – $61,5002,810
29Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $49,77026,430
30Customer Service Representatives$38,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $59,81038,630
31Office Clerks, General$37,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,640 – $56,75029,750
32Tellers$37,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $46,0005,350
33Data Entry Keyers$36,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,280 – $50,9102,020
34Couriers and Messengers$35,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,580 – $42,390750
35Library Assistants, Clerical$33,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,720 – $43,6301,050
36Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,720 – $44,2709,290
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,720 – $37,3803,890

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	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,180	$41,350 – $99,330	19,670
2	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	1,220
3	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$44,800 – $92,740	2,700
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$42,390 – $81,040	4,640
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$42,600 – $75,030	950
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$38,620 – $78,880	6,480
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,890	$36,600 – $76,590	1,670
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,020	$42,000 – $74,260	1,710
9	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,610	$37,060 – $64,410	810
10	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,400	$37,200 – $64,220	1,240
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$34,880 – $77,330	2,440
12	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,140	$37,700 – $61,450	1,300
13	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$36,810 – $64,940	1,320
14	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,330	$40,830 – $70,220	3,030
15	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,330	$36,110 – $64,790	1,740
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$34,460 – $63,240	3,690
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,550	$30,090 – $66,930	23,480
18	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,230	$39,280 – $75,320	2,570
19	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,840	$34,490 – $77,130	1,860
20	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,670	$29,770 – $59,060	1,350
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,590	$35,010 – $57,390	5,200
22	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$32,200 – $62,690	690
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,200	$30,470 – $60,470	18,420
24	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,680	$34,830 – $54,640	2,370
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$31,980 – $58,840	16,130
26	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$40,620	$32,710 – $52,100	930
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,490	$29,880 – $51,670	1,050
28	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,300	$29,580 – $61,500	2,810
29	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,750	$30,700 – $49,770	26,430
30	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,700	$29,440 – $59,810	38,630
31	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,870	$22,640 – $56,750	29,750
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,210	$29,770 – $46,000	5,350
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,870	$29,280 – $50,910	2,020
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,880	$25,580 – $42,390	750
35	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,690	$25,720 – $43,630	1,050
36	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,940	$23,720 – $44,270	9,290
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,970	$22,720 – $37,380	3,890

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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