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Highest-paying jobs in Louisville

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Louisville, KY-IN, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Louisville, the annual mean wage is $52,310 or 10.2% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $339,920. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#50. Education administrators, postsecondary

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $96,420
– #151 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350

National
– Annual mean salary: $111,260
– Employment: 155,990
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
— Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
— Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

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#49. General and operations managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $96,840
– #250 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 13,220

National
– Annual mean salary: $115,250
– Employment: 2,984,920
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
— Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

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#48. Chemical engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $97,310
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $121,840
– Employment: 24,180
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($173,640)
— Anchorage, AK ($159,010)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($152,820)

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#47. Veterinarians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $97,750
– #212 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360

National
– Annual mean salary: $109,920
– Employment: 77,260
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)

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#46. Software developers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $98,250
– #202 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,540

National
– Annual mean salary: $120,990
– Employment: 1,364,180
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

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#45. Commercial pilots

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $98,530
– #91 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $115,080
– Employment: 42,770
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
— Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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#44. Physics teachers, postsecondary

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $98,590
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $99,480
– Employment: 12,460
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($148,140)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($144,580)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($142,450)

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#43. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $100,410
– #133 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 930

National
– Annual mean salary: $105,580
– Employment: 144,640
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
— Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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#42. Transportation inspectors

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $101,580
– #8 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

National
– Annual mean salary: $77,620
– Employment: 25,070
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($112,260)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($111,930)
— Anchorage, AK ($108,140)

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#41. Administrative services managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $103,820
– #150 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,150

National
– Annual mean salary: $113,030
– Employment: 224,620
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

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#40. Fundraising managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $104,860
– #66 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $119,400
– Employment: 23,190
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
— Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)

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#39. Database architects

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $105,320
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

National
– Annual mean salary: $121,840
– Employment: 50,440
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,070)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,830)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($156,530)

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#38. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $105,360
– #54 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

National
– Annual mean salary: $99,640
– Employment: 58,100
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($136,630)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($134,200)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,060)

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#37. Lawyers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $106,340
– #264 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,630

National
– Annual mean salary: $148,030
– Employment: 681,010
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

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#36. Computer network architects

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $106,500
– #121 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450

National
– Annual mean salary: $120,650
– Employment: 168,830
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
— Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

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#35. Physician assistants

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $106,760
– #248 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290

National
– Annual mean salary: $119,460
– Employment: 132,940
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
— Panama City, FL ($165,000)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

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#34. Nurse practitioners

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $107,600
– #266 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,390

National
– Annual mean salary: $118,040
– Employment: 234,690
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
— Napa, CA ($184,700)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

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#33. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $108,130
– #72 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

National
– Annual mean salary: $133,310
– Employment: 191,830
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
— Jackson, MS ($202,690)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)

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#32. Business teachers, postsecondary

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $108,510
– #46 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

National
– Annual mean salary: $105,720
– Employment: 79,640
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
— Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
— Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)

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#31. Aerospace engineers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $110,060
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $122,970
– Employment: 56,640
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ($166,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,490)
— Boulder, CO ($148,990)

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#30. Training and development managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $110,230
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

National
– Annual mean salary: $128,800
– Employment: 35,830
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

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#29. Public relations managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $110,640
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

National
– Annual mean salary: $138,000
– Employment: 59,850
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
— Boulder, CO ($174,250)

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#28. Industrial production managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $111,800
– #172 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,270

National
– Annual mean salary: $117,780
– Employment: 192,270
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
— Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

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#27. Sales managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $113,050
– #268 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,450

National
– Annual mean salary: $142,390
– Employment: 453,800
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
— Boulder, CO ($182,820)

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#26. Biochemists and biophysicists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $114,160
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $113,460
– Employment: 35,050
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

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#25. Computer and information research scientists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $115,220
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $142,650
– Employment: 30,840
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($209,890)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($202,020)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($183,750)

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#24. Personal financial advisors

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $115,640
– #110 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,030

National
– Annual mean salary: $119,960
– Employment: 263,030
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
— East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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#23. Medical and health services managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $118,470
– #104 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,690

National
– Annual mean salary: $119,840
– Employment: 436,770
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

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#22. Podiatrists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $118,780
– #44 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $158,380
– Employment: 8,840
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($231,930)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($219,920)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($205,040)

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#21. Human resources managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $119,420
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 720

National
– Annual mean salary: $136,590
– Employment: 166,530
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

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#20. Pharmacists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $123,880
– #158 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,630

National
– Annual mean salary: $125,690
– Employment: 312,550
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

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#19. Optometrists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $126,650
– #67 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

National
– Annual mean salary: $125,440
– Employment: 38,720
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Wilmington, NC ($198,370)
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($172,190)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($169,140)

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#18. Purchasing managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $126,710
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270

National
– Annual mean salary: $134,590
– Employment: 69,310
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

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#17. Computer and information systems managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $130,870
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,200

National
– Annual mean salary: $162,930
– Employment: 485,190
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

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#16. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $130,920
– #46 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $142,520
– Employment: 27,790
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($225,610)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($208,310)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($200,980)

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#15. Architectural and engineering managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $133,380
– #222 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 610

National
– Annual mean salary: $158,970
– Employment: 187,100
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
— Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

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#14. Financial managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $139,100
– #112 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,270

National
– Annual mean salary: $153,460
– Employment: 681,070
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

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#13. Natural sciences managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $141,240
– #40 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $156,110
– Employment: 74,760
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

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#12. Dentists, general

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $142,530
– #275 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

National
– Annual mean salary: $167,160
– Employment: 108,680
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Manchester, NH ($276,510)
— Salinas, CA ($234,410)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

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#11. Marketing managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $150,740
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 890

National
– Annual mean salary: $153,440
– Employment: 278,690
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

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#10. Nurse anesthetists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $179,370
– #72 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $202,470
– Employment: 43,950
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Springfield, IL ($298,890)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($283,550)
— Ann Arbor, MI ($276,810)

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#9. Chief executives

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $235,260
– #59 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 970

National
– Annual mean salary: $213,020
– Employment: 200,480
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)

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#8. Pediatricians, general

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $244,520
– #17 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $198,420
– Employment: 33,620
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Austin-Round Rock, TX ($298,760)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($298,320)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($291,940)

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#7. Psychiatrists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $260,790
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $249,760
– Employment: 25,520
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($360,840)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($360,740)
— Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($333,190)

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#6. Family medicine physicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $270,900
– #55 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 460

National
– Annual mean salary: $235,930
– Employment: 102,930
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Coeur d’Alene, ID ($336,820)
— Fond du Lac, WI ($336,140)
— Gainesville, GA ($330,930)

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#5. Physicians, pathologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $286,290
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

National
– Annual mean salary: $267,180
– Employment: 11,010
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Lexington-Fayette, KY ($351,450)
— Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($344,900)
— Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($341,360)

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#4. Anesthesiologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $304,940
– #22 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

National
– Annual mean salary: $331,190
– Employment: 31,130
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Billings, MT ($367,320)
— Tallahassee, FL ($363,190)
— Fort Wayne, IN ($358,430)

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#3. General internal medicine physicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $306,550
– #24 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300

National
– Annual mean salary: $242,190
– Employment: 58,260
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Rockford, IL ($359,200)
— Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($350,330)
— Sumter, SC ($334,810)

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#2. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $315,250
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $306,220
– Employment: 16,260
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($366,650)
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($364,290)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($354,880)

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#1. Radiologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $339,920
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

National
– Annual mean salary: $301,720
– Employment: 29,530
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($370,570)
— Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($358,680)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($358,450)

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