Nonmetropolitan area rankings

Technology salaries in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

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Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. BLS published a median in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area for 468 of our roles, covering 22 BLS occupations (May 2025). The highest is AI Engineering Manager, at $128,010.

All-occupation median, South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$42,150SOC 00-0000, BLS

All-occupation employment172,150BLS 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#	Role	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	vs all occupations	LQ
1	AI Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
2	AI Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
3	Business Systems Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
4	Chief AI Officer	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
5	Chief Data Officer / Head of Data	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
6	Chief Data Officer / VP of Data	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
7	Chief Digital Officer	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
8	CIO	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
9	CISO	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
10	Construction Tech Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
11	Construction Tech Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
12	Construction Technology Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
13	Construction Technology Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
14	CTO	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
15	Data Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
16	Data Governance Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
17	Deputy CISO / BISO	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
18	Director of Construction Technology / Innovation	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
19	Director of Data Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
20	Director of Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
21	Director of Enterprise Applications	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
22	Director of Information Security	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
23	Director of IT Operations	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
24	Embedded Software Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
25	Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
26	Enterprise Applications Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
27	Fintech Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
28	Fintech Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
29	Head of AI	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
30	Head of AI / VP of AI	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
31	Head of Data Science	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
32	Head of Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
33	Head of Infrastructure	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
34	Head of Infrastructure / Director of Platform	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
35	Health Systems IT Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
36	Infrastructure Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
37	IT Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
38	IT Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
39	IT Service Management Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
40	Machine Learning Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
41	Manufacturing IT Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
42	Manufacturing IT Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
43	MSP IT Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
44	MSP Service Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
45	Network Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
46	NOC Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
47	Platform Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
48	Procore Construction Technology Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
49	Procore Construction Technology Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
50	QA Manager / Head of Quality Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
51	SaaS Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
52	SaaS Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
53	Security Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
54	Senior Director of Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
55	Senior Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
56	Senior IT Director	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
57	Service Desk Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
58	SOC Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
59	Software Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
60	Solutions Engineering Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
61	Startup CTO	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
62	SVP of Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
63	vCIO / Technology Alignment Manager	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
64	VP of Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
65	VP of Infrastructure	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
66	VP of IT	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
67	VP of Platform Engineering	$128,010	$99,070 to $163,090	160	3.04x	0.21
68	SCADA / Controls Engineer	$112,260	$79,610 to $120,840	70	2.66x	0.3
69	.NET / C# Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
70	.NET / C# Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
71	.NET / C# Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
72	.NET / C# Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
73	.NET / C# Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
74	AI Agent Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
75	AI Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
76	Android Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
77	Angular Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
78	API / Integration Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
79	Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer I	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
80	Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
81	C++ Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
82	C++ Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
83	Cleared Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
84	Computer Vision Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
85	Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
86	Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
87	Construction Tech AI Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
88	ConTech Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
89	Cross-Platform Mobile Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
90	Distinguished Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
91	Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
92	Elixir Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
93	Embedded Linux Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
94	Embedded Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
95	Financial Services Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
96	Financial Services Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
97	Fintech AI Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
98	Firmware Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
99	Flutter Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
100	Forward Deployed Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
101	Founding Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
102	Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
103	Go (Golang) Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
104	Go Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
105	Go Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
106	Healthtech Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
107	Healthtech Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
108	HL7 / FHIR Integration Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
109	Hybrid Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
110	Implementation Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
111	iOS Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
112	IoT Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
113	Java Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
114	Java Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
115	Java Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
116	Junior Embedded Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
117	Junior Software Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
118	Lead Embedded Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
119	Lead Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
120	Lead Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
121	LLM / Generative AI Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
122	Low-Latency / Trading Systems Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
123	Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
124	ML Platform / Infrastructure Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
125	MLOps Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
126	Mobile Architect	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
127	Mobile Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
128	NetSuite Administrator / Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
129	NLP Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
130	NLP Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
131	Node.js Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
132	Node.js Backend Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
133	Node.js Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
134	Node.js Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
135	PHP / Laravel Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
136	Principal Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
137	Principal Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
138	Principal Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
139	Product Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
140	Public Sector Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
141	Public Sector Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
142	Python Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
143	Python Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
144	Python Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
145	React Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
146	React Native Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
147	Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
148	Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
149	Remote Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
150	Robotics Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
151	RPA Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
152	Ruby on Rails Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
153	Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
154	Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
155	Rust Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
156	SaaS AI Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
157	SaaS Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
158	Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
159	SAP ABAP Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
160	Scala Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
161	Senior / Staff ML Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
162	Senior Android Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
163	Senior Embedded Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
164	Senior iOS Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
165	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
166	Senior Salesforce Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
167	Senior Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
168	ServiceNow Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
169	Software Architect	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
170	Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
171	Staff and Principal Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
172	Staff Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
173	Staff Machine Learning Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
174	Staff Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
175	Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
176	TypeScript / JavaScript Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
177	Vue.js Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
178	Web3 / Blockchain Engineer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
179	Workday Integration Developer	$109,330	$91,960 to $123,630	280	2.59x	0.15
180	Cisco Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
181	Cisco Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
182	Cloud Architect	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
183	Data Center Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
184	Data Center Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
185	Junior Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
186	Juniper Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
187	Juniper Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
188	Lead Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
189	MSP Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
190	MSP Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
191	Network Architect	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
192	Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
193	Senior Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
194	Solutions Architect	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
195	VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
196	Wireless Network Engineer	$102,040	$79,480 to $125,050	50	2.42x	0.27
197	AI Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
198	Application Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
199	Cloud Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
200	Detection Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
201	DevSecOps Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
202	Fintech Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
203	Govtech Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
204	Health Systems Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
205	IAM Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
206	Incident Responder / DFIR Analyst	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
207	Incident Response / DFIR	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
208	Junior Cybersecurity Analyst	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
209	Lead Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
210	Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
211	OT / ICS Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
212	Penetration Tester	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
213	Privacy Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
214	Product Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
215	Red Team Operator	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
216	SaaS Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
217	Security Architect	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
218	Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
219	Senior Security Engineer	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
220	SOC Analyst	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
221	SOC Analyst Tier 1	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
222	SOC Analyst Tier 2	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
223	SOC Analyst Tier 3	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
224	Threat Hunter	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
225	Threat Intelligence Analyst	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
226	Vulnerability Management Analyst	$95,300	$65,840 to $121,200	60	2.26x	0.3
227	Business Systems Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
228	Construction ERP Administrator (Viewpoint Vista / CMiC / Sage 300 CRE)	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
229	Customer Onboarding Specialist	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
230	Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
231	Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
232	EDI Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
233	Epic Application Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
234	Epic Bridges / Interface Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
235	Epic Clarity / Cogito Report Writer	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
236	ERP Support Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
237	HRIS Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
238	Implementation Manager	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
239	Implementation Specialist	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
240	Junior Salesforce Administrator	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
241	Junior Systems Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
242	MES Engineer	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
243	Oracle Cloud ERP Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
244	Oracle Health (Cerner) Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
245	Procore Administrator	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
246	Salesforce Administrator	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
247	Salesforce Architect	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
248	Salesforce Functional Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
249	Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialist	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
250	SAP Basis Administrator	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
251	SAP S/4HANA Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
252	Senior Business Systems Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
253	Senior Systems Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
254	ServiceNow Administrator	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
255	ServiceNow Architect	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
256	Systems Analyst	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
257	Workday Financials Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
258	Workday HCM Consultant	$95,260	$65,570 to $124,300	240	2.26x	0.41
259	FPGA Engineer	$93,950	$67,110 to $113,910	40	2.23x	0.35
260	AV Programmer	$91,590	$81,390 to $112,320	Not published by BLS	2.17x	Not published by BLS
261	Mainframe / COBOL Developer	$91,590	$81,390 to $112,320	Not published by BLS	2.17x	Not published by BLS
262	Programmer Analyst (Application Developer)	$91,590	$81,390 to $112,320	Not published by BLS	2.17x	Not published by BLS
263	SQL Developer	$91,590	$81,390 to $112,320	Not published by BLS	2.17x	Not published by BLS
264	BI Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
265	BI Developer	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
266	Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
267	Data Migration / Conversion Specialist	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
268	Data Quality Analyst / Data Steward	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
269	Data Scientist	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
270	Decision Scientist	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
271	Health Systems Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
272	Health Systems Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
273	Junior Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
274	Lead Data Scientist	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
275	NLP Engineer	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
276	Power BI Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
277	Power BI Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
278	Product Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
279	Recommendation Systems Engineer	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
280	Reporting Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
281	Senior Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
282	Senior Data Scientist	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
283	SQL Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
284	SQL Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
285	Tableau Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
286	Tableau Data Analyst	$82,820	$62,560 to $128,870	60	1.96x	0.2
287	Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
288	AWS Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
289	AWS DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
290	AWS Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
291	AWS Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
292	Azure Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
293	Azure DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
294	Azure DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
295	Azure Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
296	Build and Release Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
297	Business Applications / SaaS Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
298	Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
299	CRM Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
300	Developer Experience Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
301	DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
302	Endpoint Engineer (Intune / Jamf)	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
303	ERP Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
304	Fintech Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
305	GCP Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
306	GCP Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
307	GCP Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
308	GCP Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
309	Google Workspace Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
310	Govtech Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
311	Govtech Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
312	Infrastructure Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
313	Junior Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
314	Kubernetes DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
315	Kubernetes DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
316	Kubernetes Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
317	Linux Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
318	Linux Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
319	Linux Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
320	Microsoft 365 / Windows Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
321	Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
322	Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
323	MSP Escalation Engineer (Tier 3)	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
324	MSP Project / Onboarding Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
325	MSP Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
326	MSP Systems Technician (Tier 2)	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
327	Observability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
328	Platform Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
329	SaaS Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
330	Senior Cloud Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
331	Senior DevOps Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
332	Senior ERP Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
333	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
334	Senior Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
335	Senior Systems Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
336	SharePoint Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
337	Site Reliability Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
338	Staff Platform Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
339	Storage and Backup Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
340	Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
341	Systems Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
342	Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Engineer	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
343	UKG (Kronos) Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
344	Virtualization Engineer (VMware / Nutanix)	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
345	Windows Server Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
346	Windows Server Systems Administrator	$77,530	$60,690 to $93,160	170	1.84x	0.49
347	Agile Coach	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
348	Associate IT Project Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
349	Associate Technical Program Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
350	AV Project Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
351	Delivery Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
352	Deployment Coordinator	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
353	Director of PMO / Head of Delivery	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
354	ERP Project Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
355	IT Business Analyst	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
356	IT PMO Analyst	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
357	IT Program Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
358	IT Project Coordinator	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
359	IT Project Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
360	Principal Technical Program Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
361	Release Train Engineer (SAFe)	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
362	Scrum Master	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
363	Scrum Master / Agile Coach	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
364	Senior / Principal TPM	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
365	Senior Technical Program Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
366	Technical Program Manager	$73,850	$57,200 to $94,930	420	1.75x	0.36
367	Command Center / IT Operations Center Analyst	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
368	Network Technician	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
369	NOC Analyst (Tier 2)	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
370	NOC Engineer	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
371	NOC Technician	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
372	NOC Technician (Tier 1)	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
373	Patch Management Analyst	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
374	Senior Network Technician	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
375	Senior NOC Analyst	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
376	Wireless and DAS Technician	$68,570	$49,720 to $78,330	80	1.63x	0.48
377	Fiber Optic Technician	$62,180	$44,510 to $74,630	140	1.48x	1.28
378	Access Provisioning Analyst	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
379	Change Coordinator	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
380	Chief Architect	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
381	CMDB Analyst	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
382	Computer Operator / Batch Scheduling Analyst	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
383	Enterprise Architect	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
384	GIS Analyst	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
385	GIS Analyst / GIS Technician	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
386	IT Asset Management Specialist	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
387	ITSM Analyst	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
388	ITSM Analyst (incident, problem, change)	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
389	Knowledge Management Specialist	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
390	Mobility and Telecom Expense Coordinator	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
391	Senior IT Asset Management Specialist	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
392	Software Asset / Licensing Analyst	$61,600	$44,990 to $76,700	50	1.46x	0.1
393	GRC Analyst	$60,640	$44,290 to $74,950	290	1.44x	0.63
394	GRC Manager	$60,640	$44,290 to $74,950	290	1.44x	0.63
395	Lead Cabling Technician / Low Voltage Foreman	$59,700	$48,470 to $74,570	180	1.42x	1.16
396	Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Technician	$59,700	$48,470 to $74,570	180	1.42x	1.16
397	Structured Cabling Technician	$59,700	$48,470 to $74,570	180	1.42x	1.16
398	Telecom / VoIP Technician	$59,700	$48,470 to $74,570	180	1.42x	1.16
399	IT Procurement Specialist	$58,660	$44,020 to $76,250	400	1.39x	0.74
400	IT Vendor and Contracts Analyst	$58,660	$44,020 to $76,250	400	1.39x	0.74
401	Epic Credentialed Trainer	$51,420	$46,020 to $64,720	420	1.22x	0.83
402	IT Trainer	$51,420	$46,020 to $64,720	420	1.22x	0.83
403	IT Trainer / End User Trainer	$51,420	$46,020 to $64,720	420	1.22x	0.83
404	Application Support Analyst	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
405	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
406	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (English and Spanish)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
407	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
408	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
409	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
410	Bilingual Service Desk Analyst	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
411	Classroom and Instructional Technology Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
412	Cleared Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
413	Construction Tech IT Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
414	Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
415	Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
416	Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
417	Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
418	Desktop Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
419	Desktop Support Manager / End User Services Manager	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
420	Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
421	Enterprise Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
422	Enterprise Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
423	Field Service Engineer (IT hardware, break/fix)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
424	Fintech Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
425	Go-Live / At-the-Elbow Support Analyst (EHR and ERP)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
426	Google Workspace IT Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
427	Google Workspace IT Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
428	Govtech Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
429	Health Systems Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
430	Health Systems Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
431	Healthcare Service Desk Analyst (clinical service desk)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
432	Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
433	Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
434	Help Desk Supervisor / Service Desk Team Lead	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
435	Imaging and Deployment Technician (PC refresh, OS upgrades)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
436	IT Field Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
437	IT Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
438	Jobsite IT Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
439	Jobsite IT Technician (construction)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
440	Junior Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
441	Junior IT Field Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
442	Mac and Apple Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
443	Mac Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
444	Mac Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
445	Microsoft 365 Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
446	Microsoft 365 IT Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
447	MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
448	MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
449	MSP Help Desk Technician (Tier 1)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
450	MSP IT Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
451	MSP Technician (Tier 1 to 2)	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
452	POS and Retail Technology Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
453	Production Support Analyst	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
454	Remote Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
455	Senior Desktop Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
456	Senior IT Field Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
457	Senior Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
458	Service Desk Analyst	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
459	Technical Support Engineer	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
460	Technical Support Specialist	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
461	Tier 3 Support Analyst	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
462	Traveling Rollout Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
463	VIP / Executive Support Technician	$49,580	$42,260 to $67,060	510	1.18x	0.64
464	Critical Facilities Technician	$44,980	$35,860 to $60,210	2,100	1.07x	1.24
465	Critical Facilities Technician (data center power and cooling)	$44,980	$35,860 to $60,210	2,100	1.07x	1.24
466	Field Service Dispatcher / Field Services Coordinator	$44,230	$34,510 to $60,350	150	1.05x	0.65
467	MSP Service Coordinator / Dispatcher	$44,230	$34,510 to $60,350	150	1.05x	0.65
468	IT Asset Technician (receiving, imaging handoff, ITAD and disposal)	$40,570	$34,780 to $47,000	1,230	0.96x	1.36

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. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

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

For technology hiring in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the May 2025 median is $128,010 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area runs from $99,070 to $163,090, a $64,020 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the outer published markers are $75,980 at P10 and $206,950 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area occupation median compares with $175,140 nationally, a difference of -$47,130; 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area include Elizabethtown, KY at $125,260 and Bowling Green, KY at $126,940; 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, so no release-to-release change is calculated; the $128,010 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, keep equity and RSUs separate from the $128,010 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 160; 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 South 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area discussion. These CTO industry rows are national cuts, not industry-specific wages for South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

National industry rows for technology hiring in South 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Which occupation prices technology hiring in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area?

The technology hiring in South 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

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

The $99,070 to $163,090 band describes the published occupation distribution for technology hiring in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for CTO in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

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

The $128,010 wage cell for technology hiring in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for CTO in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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