Kentucky H-1B salaries

From 3,773 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in Kentucky (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #31 of 51 by filings
  • #39 of 51 by median salary
Median base salary$95,000−23% vs. national median
Middle 50%$76.5k–$128.6k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel II43% of leveled filings
Top metro areaLouisville/Jefferson County, KY1,952 filings in Kentucky

Top cities in Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY$93,7462,060 filings · rent 1BR $1,058 Cincinnati, OH$100,7145,299 filings · rent 1BR $1,128 Lexington-Fayette, KY$90,911556 filings · rent 1BR $1,205 Frankfort, KY$90,907152 filings Bowling Green, KY$93,41389 filings · rent 1BR $1,020 Richmond, KY$75,00037 filings Henderson, KY$330,00036 filings Paducah, KY$201,07436 filings · rent 1BR $924 Elizabethtown, KY$122,26330 filings · rent 1BR $866 Pikeville, KY$225,00029 filings Clarksville, TN$88,000117 filings · rent 1BR $1,068 Huntington, WV$199,992189 filings · rent 1BR $864

Ordered by filings with a worksite in Kentucky. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in Kentucky

Tata Consultancy Services logoTata Consultancy Services322 filings · 9%$72,987 University Of Kentucky253 filings · 7%$98,273 Humana logoHumana180 filings · 5%$131,234 Archer Daniels Midland Company115 filings · 3%$140,000 University of Louisville101 filings · 3%$100,008 Cognizant logoCognizant93 filings · 2%$88,587 Wipro logoWipro74 filings · 2%$86,400 LTIMindtree logoLTIMindtree63 filings · 2%$100,547 Amazon logoAmazon40 filings · 1%$136,300 Tech Mahindra logoTech Mahindra39 filings · 1%$87,901 Jabil39 filings · 1%$104,978 UofL Health - Louisville39 filings · 1%$74,381

Filings and median salary for jobs located in Kentucky.

Most filed jobs in Kentucky

Software Engineer792 filings · 21%$112,694 Systems Analyst228 filings · 6%$73,507 Data Scientist159 filings · 4%$90,399 QA Engineer149 filings · 4%$80,000 Programmer Analyst144 filings · 4%$90,813 Industrial Engineer118 filings · 3%$93,683 Mechanical Engineer87 filings · 2%$87,901 Medical Technologist86 filings · 2%$72,602 Medical Scientist62 filings · 2%$65,000 Network Administrator61 filings · 2%$89,939 Electrical Engineer52 filings · 1%$106,394 Logistician46 filings · 1%$81,550

Kentucky vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 Virginia$119,000 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000 Kentucky$95,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.