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

Every transportation 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 transportation 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

1Commercial Pilots$193,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$91,070 – $355,390430
2Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$130,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,220 – $212,820800
3Sailors and Marine Oilers$62,650
No formal educational credential
$34,470 – $102,210560
4Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$61,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $61,5901,130
5First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470 – $87,2704,190
6Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,970 – $87,58010,820
7Bus Drivers, School$55,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,990 – $75,9901,780
8Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$51,080
No formal educational credential
$34,710 – $61,470500
9Light Truck Drivers$47,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,330 – $82,0506,340
10Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,830
No formal educational credential
$35,190 – $51,20029,400
11Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,190
No formal educational credential
$37,720 – $63,9504,230
12Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,870
No formal educational credential
$35,530 – $65,440320
13Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,350
No formal educational credential
$39,180 – $57,430230
14Driver/Sales Workers$39,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,360 – $69,7602,260
15Stockers and Order Fillers$37,610
No formal educational credential
$31,440 – $59,88016,410
16Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,500
No formal educational credential
$30,050 – $53,2302,280
17Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,240
No formal educational credential
$30,070 – $42,340450
18Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,920
No formal educational credential
$26,470 – $46,920940
19Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,910
No formal educational credential
$28,650 – $50,3901,820
20Parking Attendants$31,520
No formal educational credential
$23,260 – $39,460580

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	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$193,940	$91,070 – $355,390	430
2	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$130,380	$59,220 – $212,820	800
3	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$62,650	$34,470 – $102,210	560
4	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,100	$47,420 – $61,590	1,130
5	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,440	$46,470 – $87,270	4,190
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,000	$44,970 – $87,580	10,820
7	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,640	$38,990 – $75,990	1,780
8	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$51,080	$34,710 – $61,470	500
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,150	$28,330 – $82,050	6,340
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$46,830	$35,190 – $51,200	29,400
11	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$46,190	$37,720 – $63,950	4,230
12	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$43,870	$35,530 – $65,440	320
13	Conveyor Operators and TendersNo formal educational credential	$43,350	$39,180 – $57,430	230
14	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,140	$23,360 – $69,760	2,260
15	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,610	$31,440 – $59,880	16,410
16	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,500	$30,050 – $53,230	2,280
17	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$36,240	$30,070 – $42,340	450
18	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$35,920	$26,470 – $46,920	940
19	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$34,910	$28,650 – $50,390	1,820
20	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$31,520	$23,260 – $39,460	580

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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