Nonmetropolitan area rankings

Technology salaries in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

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Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. BLS published a median in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area for 468 of our roles, covering 25 BLS occupations (May 2025). The highest is AI Engineering Manager, at $130,510.

All-occupation median, Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$45,290SOC 00-0000, BLS

All-occupation employment172,720BLS estimate

Several titles share one BLS occupation and show identical figures. Each title's mapping is on its own page.

Chart shows annual pay for the first 10 entries. Band is the 25th to 75th percentile, the thick line is the median, whiskers reach the 10th and 90th percentiles. Every figure is repeated in the table.

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Roles in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#	Role	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	vs all occupations	LQ
1	AI Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
2	AI Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
3	Business Systems Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
4	Chief AI Officer	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
5	Chief Data Officer / Head of Data	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
6	Chief Data Officer / VP of Data	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
7	Chief Digital Officer	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
8	CIO	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
9	CISO	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
10	Construction Tech Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
11	Construction Tech Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
12	Construction Technology Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
13	Construction Technology Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
14	CTO	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
15	Data Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
16	Data Governance Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
17	Deputy CISO / BISO	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
18	Director of Construction Technology / Innovation	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
19	Director of Data Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
20	Director of Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
21	Director of Enterprise Applications	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
22	Director of Information Security	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
23	Director of IT Operations	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
24	Embedded Software Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
25	Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
26	Enterprise Applications Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
27	Fintech Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
28	Fintech Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
29	Head of AI	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
30	Head of AI / VP of AI	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
31	Head of Data Science	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
32	Head of Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
33	Head of Infrastructure	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
34	Head of Infrastructure / Director of Platform	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
35	Health Systems IT Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
36	Infrastructure Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
37	IT Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
38	IT Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
39	IT Service Management Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
40	Machine Learning Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
41	Manufacturing IT Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
42	Manufacturing IT Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
43	MSP IT Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
44	MSP Service Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
45	Network Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
46	NOC Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
47	Platform Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
48	Procore Construction Technology Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
49	Procore Construction Technology Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
50	QA Manager / Head of Quality Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
51	SaaS Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
52	SaaS Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
53	Security Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
54	Senior Director of Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
55	Senior Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
56	Senior IT Director	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
57	Service Desk Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
58	SOC Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
59	Software Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
60	Solutions Engineering Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
61	Startup CTO	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
62	SVP of Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
63	vCIO / Technology Alignment Manager	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
64	VP of Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
65	VP of Infrastructure	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
66	VP of IT	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
67	VP of Platform Engineering	$130,510	$111,630 to $170,220	230	2.88x	0.31
68	Cisco Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
69	Cisco Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
70	Cloud Architect	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
71	Data Center Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
72	Data Center Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
73	Junior Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
74	Juniper Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
75	Juniper Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
76	Lead Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
77	MSP Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
78	MSP Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
79	Network Architect	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
80	Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
81	Senior Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
82	Solutions Architect	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
83	VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
84	Wireless Network Engineer	$105,490	$75,840 to $129,880	190	2.33x	0.93
85	.NET / C# Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
86	.NET / C# Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
87	.NET / C# Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
88	.NET / C# Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
89	.NET / C# Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
90	AI Agent Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
91	AI Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
92	Android Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
93	Angular Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
94	API / Integration Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
95	Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer I	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
96	Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
97	C++ Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
98	C++ Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
99	Cleared Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
100	Computer Vision Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
101	Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
102	Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
103	Construction Tech AI Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
104	ConTech Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
105	Cross-Platform Mobile Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
106	Distinguished Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
107	Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
108	Elixir Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
109	Embedded Linux Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
110	Embedded Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
111	Financial Services Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
112	Financial Services Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
113	Fintech AI Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
114	Firmware Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
115	Flutter Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
116	Forward Deployed Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
117	Founding Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
118	Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
119	Go (Golang) Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
120	Go Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
121	Go Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
122	Healthtech Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
123	Healthtech Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
124	HL7 / FHIR Integration Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
125	Hybrid Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
126	Implementation Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
127	iOS Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
128	IoT Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
129	Java Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
130	Java Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
131	Java Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
132	Junior Embedded Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
133	Junior Software Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
134	Lead Embedded Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
135	Lead Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
136	Lead Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
137	LLM / Generative AI Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
138	Low-Latency / Trading Systems Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
139	Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
140	ML Platform / Infrastructure Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
141	MLOps Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
142	Mobile Architect	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
143	Mobile Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
144	NetSuite Administrator / Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
145	NLP Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
146	NLP Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
147	Node.js Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
148	Node.js Backend Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
149	Node.js Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
150	Node.js Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
151	PHP / Laravel Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
152	Principal Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
153	Principal Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
154	Principal Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
155	Product Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
156	Public Sector Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
157	Public Sector Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
158	Python Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
159	Python Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
160	Python Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
161	React Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
162	React Native Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
163	Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
164	Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
165	Remote Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
166	Robotics Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
167	RPA Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
168	Ruby on Rails Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
169	Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
170	Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
171	Rust Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
172	SaaS AI Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
173	SaaS Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
174	Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
175	SAP ABAP Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
176	Scala Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
177	Senior / Staff ML Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
178	Senior Android Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
179	Senior Embedded Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
180	Senior iOS Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
181	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
182	Senior Salesforce Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
183	Senior Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
184	ServiceNow Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
185	Software Architect	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
186	Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
187	Staff and Principal Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
188	Staff Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
189	Staff Machine Learning Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
190	Staff Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
191	Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
192	TypeScript / JavaScript Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
193	Vue.js Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
194	Web3 / Blockchain Engineer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
195	Workday Integration Developer	$105,470	$78,330 to $132,550	600	2.33x	0.32
196	SCADA / Controls Engineer	$96,110	$76,310 to $121,040	160	2.12x	0.74
197	FPGA Engineer	$92,920	$64,000 to $118,310	60	2.05x	0.55
198	AV Programmer	$82,940	$69,110 to $108,160	110	1.83x	1.06
199	Mainframe / COBOL Developer	$82,940	$69,110 to $108,160	110	1.83x	1.06
200	Programmer Analyst (Application Developer)	$82,940	$69,110 to $108,160	110	1.83x	1.06
201	SQL Developer	$82,940	$69,110 to $108,160	110	1.83x	1.06
202	BI Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
203	BI Developer	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
204	Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
205	Data Migration / Conversion Specialist	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
206	Data Quality Analyst / Data Steward	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
207	Data Scientist	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
208	Decision Scientist	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
209	Health Systems Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
210	Health Systems Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
211	Junior Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
212	Lead Data Scientist	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
213	NLP Engineer	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
214	Power BI Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
215	Power BI Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
216	Product Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
217	Recommendation Systems Engineer	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
218	Reporting Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
219	Senior Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
220	Senior Data Scientist	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
221	SQL Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
222	SQL Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
223	Tableau Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
224	Tableau Data Analyst	$82,920	$78,660 to $103,080	140	1.83x	0.48
225	Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
226	AWS Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
227	AWS DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
228	AWS Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
229	AWS Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
230	Azure Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
231	Azure DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
232	Azure DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
233	Azure Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
234	Build and Release Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
235	Business Applications / SaaS Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
236	Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
237	CRM Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
238	Developer Experience Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
239	DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
240	Endpoint Engineer (Intune / Jamf)	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
241	ERP Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
242	Fintech Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
243	GCP Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
244	GCP Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
245	GCP Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
246	GCP Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
247	Google Workspace Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
248	Govtech Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
249	Govtech Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
250	Infrastructure Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
251	Junior Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
252	Kubernetes DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
253	Kubernetes DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
254	Kubernetes Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
255	Linux Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
256	Linux Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
257	Linux Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
258	Microsoft 365 / Windows Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
259	Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
260	Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
261	MSP Escalation Engineer (Tier 3)	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
262	MSP Project / Onboarding Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
263	MSP Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
264	MSP Systems Technician (Tier 2)	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
265	Observability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
266	Platform Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
267	SaaS Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
268	Senior Cloud Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
269	Senior DevOps Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
270	Senior ERP Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
271	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
272	Senior Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
273	Senior Systems Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
274	SharePoint Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
275	Site Reliability Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
276	Staff Platform Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
277	Storage and Backup Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
278	Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
279	Systems Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
280	Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Engineer	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
281	UKG (Kronos) Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
282	Virtualization Engineer (VMware / Nutanix)	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
283	Windows Server Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
284	Windows Server Systems Administrator	$78,550	$65,040 to $91,760	320	1.73x	0.93
285	Database Administrator	$78,200	$55,570 to $98,670	70	1.73x	0.89
286	Database Analyst	$78,200	$55,570 to $98,670	70	1.73x	0.89
287	Agile Coach	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
288	Associate IT Project Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
289	Associate Technical Program Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
290	AV Project Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
291	Delivery Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
292	Deployment Coordinator	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
293	Director of PMO / Head of Delivery	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
294	ERP Project Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
295	IT Business Analyst	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
296	IT PMO Analyst	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
297	IT Program Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
298	IT Project Coordinator	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
299	IT Project Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
300	Principal Technical Program Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
301	Release Train Engineer (SAFe)	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
302	Scrum Master	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
303	Scrum Master / Agile Coach	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
304	Senior / Principal TPM	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
305	Senior Technical Program Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
306	Technical Program Manager	$76,260	$59,610 to $107,020	960	1.68x	0.81
307	Access Provisioning Analyst	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
308	Change Coordinator	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
309	Chief Architect	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
310	CMDB Analyst	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
311	Computer Operator / Batch Scheduling Analyst	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
312	Enterprise Architect	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
313	GIS Analyst	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
314	GIS Analyst / GIS Technician	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
315	IT Asset Management Specialist	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
316	ITSM Analyst	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
317	ITSM Analyst (incident, problem, change)	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
318	Knowledge Management Specialist	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
319	Mobility and Telecom Expense Coordinator	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
320	Senior IT Asset Management Specialist	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
321	Software Asset / Licensing Analyst	$75,870	$44,050 to $106,330	110	1.68x	0.23
322	Business Systems Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
323	Construction ERP Administrator (Viewpoint Vista / CMiC / Sage 300 CRE)	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
324	Customer Onboarding Specialist	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
325	Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
326	Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
327	EDI Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
328	Epic Application Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
329	Epic Bridges / Interface Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
330	Epic Clarity / Cogito Report Writer	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
331	ERP Support Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
332	HRIS Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
333	Implementation Manager	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
334	Implementation Specialist	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
335	Junior Salesforce Administrator	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
336	Junior Systems Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
337	MES Engineer	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
338	Oracle Cloud ERP Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
339	Oracle Health (Cerner) Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
340	Procore Administrator	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
341	Salesforce Administrator	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
342	Salesforce Architect	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
343	Salesforce Functional Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
344	Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialist	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
345	SAP Basis Administrator	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
346	SAP S/4HANA Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
347	Senior Business Systems Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
348	Senior Systems Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
349	ServiceNow Administrator	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
350	ServiceNow Architect	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
351	Systems Analyst	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
352	Workday Financials Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
353	Workday HCM Consultant	$72,230	$62,220 to $87,790	740	1.59x	1.29
354	GRC Analyst	$68,010	$55,180 to $75,860	670	1.50x	1.45
355	GRC Manager	$68,010	$55,180 to $75,860	670	1.50x	1.45
356	AI Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
357	Application Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
358	Cloud Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
359	Detection Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
360	DevSecOps Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
361	Fintech Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
362	Govtech Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
363	Health Systems Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
364	IAM Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
365	Incident Responder / DFIR Analyst	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
366	Incident Response / DFIR	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
367	Junior Cybersecurity Analyst	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
368	Lead Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
369	Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
370	OT / ICS Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
371	Penetration Tester	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
372	Privacy Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
373	Product Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
374	Red Team Operator	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
375	SaaS Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
376	Security Architect	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
377	Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
378	Senior Security Engineer	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
379	SOC Analyst	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
380	SOC Analyst Tier 1	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
381	SOC Analyst Tier 2	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
382	SOC Analyst Tier 3	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
383	Threat Hunter	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
384	Threat Intelligence Analyst	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
385	Vulnerability Management Analyst	$65,840	$65,840 to $104,160	180	1.45x	0.86
386	IT Procurement Specialist	$63,060	$50,970 to $77,510	500	1.39x	0.91
387	IT Vendor and Contracts Analyst	$63,060	$50,970 to $77,510	500	1.39x	0.91
388	Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician	$59,870	$44,490 to $61,670	50	1.32x	0.51
389	Epic Credentialed Trainer	$58,200	$40,190 to $68,710	560	1.29x	1.09
390	IT Trainer	$58,200	$40,190 to $68,710	560	1.29x	1.09
391	IT Trainer / End User Trainer	$58,200	$40,190 to $68,710	560	1.29x	1.09
392	Lead Cabling Technician / Low Voltage Foreman	$57,920	$47,790 to $76,350	230	1.28x	1.49
393	Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Technician	$57,920	$47,790 to $76,350	230	1.28x	1.49
394	Structured Cabling Technician	$57,920	$47,790 to $76,350	230	1.28x	1.49
395	Telecom / VoIP Technician	$57,920	$47,790 to $76,350	230	1.28x	1.49
396	Fiber Optic Technician	$57,750	$43,550 to $70,510	80	1.28x	0.75
397	Application Support Analyst	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
398	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
399	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (English and Spanish)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
400	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
401	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
402	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
403	Bilingual Service Desk Analyst	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
404	Classroom and Instructional Technology Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
405	Cleared Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
406	Construction Tech IT Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
407	Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
408	Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
409	Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
410	Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
411	Desktop Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
412	Desktop Support Manager / End User Services Manager	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
413	Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
414	Enterprise Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
415	Enterprise Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
416	Field Service Engineer (IT hardware, break/fix)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
417	Fintech Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
418	Go-Live / At-the-Elbow Support Analyst (EHR and ERP)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
419	Google Workspace IT Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
420	Google Workspace IT Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
421	Govtech Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
422	Health Systems Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
423	Health Systems Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
424	Healthcare Service Desk Analyst (clinical service desk)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
425	Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
426	Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
427	Help Desk Supervisor / Service Desk Team Lead	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
428	Imaging and Deployment Technician (PC refresh, OS upgrades)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
429	IT Field Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
430	IT Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
431	Jobsite IT Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
432	Jobsite IT Technician (construction)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
433	Junior Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
434	Junior IT Field Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
435	Mac and Apple Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
436	Mac Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
437	Mac Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
438	Microsoft 365 Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
439	Microsoft 365 IT Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
440	MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
441	MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
442	MSP Help Desk Technician (Tier 1)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
443	MSP IT Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
444	MSP Technician (Tier 1 to 2)	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
445	POS and Retail Technology Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
446	Production Support Analyst	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
447	Remote Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
448	Senior Desktop Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
449	Senior IT Field Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
450	Senior Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
451	Service Desk Analyst	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
452	Technical Support Engineer	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
453	Technical Support Specialist	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
454	Tier 3 Support Analyst	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
455	Traveling Rollout Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
456	VIP / Executive Support Technician	$52,940	$46,180 to $63,630	690	1.17x	0.87
457	Data Center Technician	$46,320	$38,650 to $55,220	50	1.02x	0.66
458	Smart Hands / Data Center Technician	$46,320	$38,650 to $55,220	50	1.02x	0.66
459	Smart Hands Technician	$46,320	$38,650 to $55,220	50	1.02x	0.66
460	Field Service Dispatcher / Field Services Coordinator	$45,240	$38,430 to $59,580	110	1.00x	0.48
461	MSP Service Coordinator / Dispatcher	$45,240	$38,430 to $59,580	110	1.00x	0.48
462	AV Installation Technician	$44,350	$39,140 to $66,840	40	0.98x	0.45
463	AV Technician	$44,350	$39,140 to $66,840	40	0.98x	0.45
464	AV Technician and AV Installer	$44,350	$39,140 to $66,840	40	0.98x	0.45
465	Lead AV Technician	$44,350	$39,140 to $66,840	40	0.98x	0.45
466	Critical Facilities Technician	$43,960	$35,060 to $55,870	1,860	0.97x	1.09
467	Critical Facilities Technician (data center power and cooling)	$43,960	$35,060 to $55,870	1,860	0.97x	1.09
468	IT Asset Technician (receiving, imaging handoff, ITAD and disposal)	$40,600	$34,830 to $48,980	1,410	0.90x	1.55

Ranked by median in the unit BLS published. Annual and hourly figures are never converted for ranking: occupations BLS released hourly only are ranked in a separate hourly table. "Or more" medians rank at the top-code threshold. Entries without a published median are not listed.

"vs all occupations" divides the role's annual median by the area's all-occupations annual median. LQ is employment concentration, not a pay adjustment.

What these figures leave out for technology hires

BLS OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay. They include base rate, guaranteed pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, and cost-of-living allowances. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, severance and employer-paid benefits.

Our interpretation, not a BLS statement: the BLS definition does not name stock or equity grants, so we treat them as outside these figures and add nothing for them. If a technology offer leans on discretionary bonus or equity, we read the published figure as describing only the cash pay inside the BLS definition.

BLS definition: Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

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What do these figures mean for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area?

For technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the May 2025 median is $130,510 per year for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021); it describes workers in that BLS occupation and geography, not an independent survey of this recruiting title or a quote for a candidate with a particular background.

The middle half of the occupation behind technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area runs from $111,630 to $170,220, a $58,590 band; compare responsibilities before using those endpoints in an offer, because the distribution does not identify junior, senior or management pay grades.

For technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the outer published markers are $88,850 at P10 and $197,400 at P90; an amount between those points has no exact percentile assigned here, while a source-marked lower bound stays open and an unavailable wage stays unavailable rather than becoming zero.

The technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area occupation median compares with $175,140 nationally, a difference of -$44,630; both cells use SOC 11-3021, and the difference is neither a cost-of-living adjustment nor a premium every local candidate receives for doing the job.

Area comparisons for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area include Lexington-Fayette, KY at $144,160 and Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN at $169,530; these metros are selected by Census reference-point distance, not commuting time, and each figure remains tied to its own BLS area rather than replacing an unpublished local estimate.

No comparable May 2024 median is available for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, so no release-to-release change is calculated; the $130,510 May 2025 median stands on its own reference period, and the missing earlier cell establishes neither growth nor decline in wages for the occupation or this opening.

When discussing an offer for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, keep equity and RSUs separate from the $130,510 occupation median; OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses but excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits, making it neither pure base salary nor total compensation for the person you hire.

BLS employment for the occupation behind technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 230; this describes employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), not available applicants, so use it to understand the occupation's presence while keeping the search for a person with your required systems knowledge and ownership scope separate.

Which national industries report pay for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area?

The table below gives released national industry medians for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), selected for this technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area discussion. These CTO industry rows are national cuts, not industry-specific wages for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

National industry rows for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, BLS May 2025
BLS industry	NAICS	Published median	Employment
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	523000	$214,460	18,630
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522200	$207,160	6,000
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521000	$206,320	670
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521100	$206,320	670
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522290	$205,310	3,660
Software Publishers	513200	$202,250	35,120

Questions about technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Which occupation prices technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area?

The technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area figures use Computer and Information Systems Managers, SOC 11-3021. BLS does not release an exact rate for an employer's particular CTO opening in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Does the technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area band price seniority?

The $111,630 to $170,220 band describes the published occupation distribution for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for CTO in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Can I treat the May 2025 technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median as a complete offer?

The $130,510 wage cell for technology hiring in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for CTO in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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