H-1B Salaries in Kentucky

1,999 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Kentucky, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$99,824Median salary

$80,99725th percentile

$130,64575th percentile

1,999Filings

Top H-1B employers in Kentucky

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
University of Kentucky	135	$106,500	$68,460 – $253,542
Tata Consultancy Services	112	$73,507	$70,800 – $90,813
Humana	109	$130,881	$121,045 – $148,657
Cognizant Technology Solutions US	60	$90,813	$73,237 – $90,813
Archer Daniels Midland Company	56	$140,000	$120,000 – $160,000
University of Louisville	51	$80,000	$62,749 – $100,000
Wipro	36	$91,166	$87,049 – $101,320
LTIMindtree	27	$88,318	$76,607 – $100,548
7TECHNIX	22	$88,773	$80,000 – $90,813
Jabil	22	$108,530	$93,683 – $121,242
University Medical Center	20	$78,168	$72,639 – $85,540
V-Soft Consulting Group	20	$84,500	$72,000 – $95,500
Western Kentucky University	19	$63,000	$56,002 – $81,744
Fidelity Technology Group	18	$112,362	$102,674 – $139,027
Tech Mahindra (americas)	18	$87,901	$87,901 – $87,901
Compunnel Software Group	17	$96,000	$90,850 – $104,000
Gp Technologies	16	$99,700	$86,475 – $113,950
Infineon Technologies Americas	16	$106,952	$94,854 – $128,431
Amazon.com Services	15	$142,800	$132,600 – $150,000
WIN.IT America	14	$84,725	$72,634 – $88,000
Accenture	13	$119,100	$119,100 – $133,100
Baptist Health Medical Group	13	$420,000	$310,000 – $450,000
Infosys	13	$75,213	$74,152 – $90,813
North American Stainless	13	$100,580	$97,359 – $120,900
UofL Health - Louisville	13	$74,630	$72,877 – $77,355

City	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Louisville, KY	949	$94,765	$80,500 – $121,500
Lexington, KY	268	$99,420	$73,238 – $151,928
Erlanger, KY	111	$120,000	$96,637 – $142,800
Frankfort, KY	90	$94,382	$82,520 – $110,134
Florence, KY	72	$106,789	$84,323 – $125,000
Covington, KY	50	$103,158	$85,821 – $127,500
Bowling Green, KY	48	$95,190	$67,464 – $160,596
Hebron, KY	27	$85,000	$69,493 – $97,500
Georgetown, KY	25	$89,274	$79,290 – $106,205
Paducah, KY	22	$201,074	$127,500 – $343,500
Henderson, KY	18	$350,000	$330,000 – $550,000
Ghent, KY	18	$100,880	$96,100 – $120,900
Hopkinsville, KY	15	$105,000	$100,981 – $114,497
Union, KY	15	$119,787	$111,720 – $168,400
Elizabethtown, KY	12	$149,500	$89,860 – $286,250
Richmond, KY	11	$81,000	$61,612 – $84,752
Ashland, KY	11	$500,000	$365,000 – $726,000
Highland Heights, KY	11	$96,000	$65,900 – $110,632
Crestview Hills, KY	9	$148,526	$100,547 – $260,000
Somerset, KY	8	$360,000	$307,493 – $443,616
La Grange, KY	8	$136,726	$99,555 – $164,707
Shepherdsville, KY	8	$122,800	$86,302 – $140,550
Pikeville, KY	8	$505,000	$291,250 – $691,250
Maysville, KY	7	$122,970	$85,872 – $133,120
Bardstown, KY	6	$56,175	$48,548 – $61,570
Fisherville, KY	6	$113,962	$94,542 – $128,750
Russell Springs, KY	6	$86,341	$85,335 – $87,960
Berea, KY	6	$96,923	$79,322 – $122,370
Independence, KY	6	$118,331	$105,835 – $118,331
Owensboro, KY	6	$101,187	$68,750 – $113,979

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Assistant Professor	85	$184,414	$94,058 – $275,000
Software Developer	72	$95,500	$94,765 – $110,674
Software Engineer	44	$95,000	$90,600 – $109,900
Architect	39	$70,800	$69,805 – $90,813
Senior Software Engineer	36	$130,645	$118,377 – $131,025
Medical Technologist	28	$76,128	$70,473 – $79,502
Analyst	27	$73,507	$73,507 – $73,507
Developer	25	$90,813	$90,813 – $96,637
Physician	22	$284,000	$232,300 – $359,906
Manager JC50 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	21	$90,813	$90,813 – $90,813
Mechanical Engineer	20	$87,901	$86,176 – $87,901
Data Engineer	19	$94,765	$83,750 – $103,102
Hospitalist Physician	18	$268,653	$201,074 – $295,360
Scientist	15	$62,727	$58,312 – $68,008
Technical Lead	15	$90,813	$74,589 – $101,906
Postdoctoral Scholar	15	$62,442	$56,325 – $65,974
Quality Engineer	11	$90,000	$84,955 – $92,382
Senior Software Developer	11	$108,409	$100,547 – $117,094
Business Analyst	11	$78,354	$70,414 – $108,420
Hospitalist	11	$330,000	$322,000 – $332,500
Sa JC60 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	11	$73,237	$73,237 – $73,237
Senior Net Developer	10	$111,589	$106,080 – $114,400
Senior Full Stack Engineer	10	$130,645	$125,586 – $132,041
Process Engineer	10	$89,274	$88,318 – $92,762
RN Float Pool	10	$85,821	$85,821 – $85,821

At least 5 filings in Kentucky.

Employer	Filings	Median
Pikeville Medical Center	6	$677,500
King's Daughters Medical Specialties	9	$575,000
Deaconess Specialty Physicians	8	$541,250
Baptist Health Medical Group	13	$420,000
Apogee Medical Group, Kentucky, PSC	6	$387,411
Deaconess Hospital	7	$330,000
Summit Medical Group	6	$300,000
Commonwealth Health	10	$297,794
Norton Healthcare	7	$268,000
University of Louisville Physicians	12	$253,820
Res-Care	5	$200,000
Appalachian Regional Healthcare	12	$197,554
Ernst & Young U.S.	10	$195,038
Mesabi Metallics Company	7	$175,000
Amazon.com Services	15	$142,800

Level I20% · 379

Level II41% · 784

Level III19% · 360

Level IV21% · 411

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).