H-1B salaries in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 2,060 certified H-1B filings in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$93,746
Middle 50%$76k–$121.5k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,060FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,284 and $350,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,959
25th$75,975
50th (median)$93,746
75th$121,500
90th$150,764

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $73,070 (1,605 filings) FY2021: median $78,582 (1,578 filings) FY2022: median $82,254 (1,538 filings) FY2023: median $88,125 (1,322 filings) FY2024: median $88,982 (1,299 filings) FY2025: median $92,372 (1,224 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (836 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,605 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,578 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,538 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,322 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,299 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,224 filings FY25 FY2026: 836 filings FY26 1,605
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$73,070$64,500$90,0001,605
FY2021$78,582$64,000$97,4061,578
FY2022$82,254$70,533$107,9761,538
FY2023$88,125$75,379$110,9971,322
FY2024$88,982$75,775$110,0001,299
FY2025$92,372$73,146$120,0001,224
FY2026$95,000$83,221$124,987836

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median H-1B salary of $93,746 is worth about $100,700 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,058Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,276Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)93.1Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$100,700Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesKY: yes · IN: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$111,231489
Systems Engineer / Architect$90,813315
Systems Analyst$72,987182
QA Engineer$78,125114
Programmer Analyst$90,813113
Data Scientist$90,39979
Medical Technologist$75,57363
Mechanical Engineer$87,90158
Industrial Engineer$85,00041
Physician$260,72038
IT Manager$174,41532
Data Engineer$92,00030
Network Administrator$89,93929
Database Administrator$103,00023
Electrical Engineer$91,99821

By job title

Full Stack Developer$128.6k · 28 Solutions Architect$145.4k · 19 .NET Developer$104.5k · 18 Java Developer$94k · 14 Scrum Master$86.4k · 13 DevOps Engineer$93.9k · 12 Cloud Engineer$120.9k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY. Figure: median salary · filings.