Highest-paying business jobs in Louisville

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Louisville, KY-IN metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

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#25. Labor relations specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $45,040
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

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#24. Credit counselors

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $50,180
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

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#23. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $51,330
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

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#22. Tax preparers

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $54,710
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

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#21. Fundraisers

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $57,300
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

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#20. Training and development specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $62,020
- #210 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#19. Credit analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $62,790
- #199 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

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#18. Insurance underwriters

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $63,450
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

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#17. Human resources specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $63,540
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,920

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#16. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $64,190
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

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#15. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $65,940
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,170

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#14. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $66,100
- #261 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,810

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#13. Logisticians

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $67,140
- #285 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

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#12. Compliance officers

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $68,430
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,820

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#11. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $69,560
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

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#10. Cost estimators

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $69,660
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#9. Financial examiners

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $71,610
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

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#8. Accountants and auditors

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $74,820
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,390

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#7. Budget analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $76,630
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

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#6. Loan officers

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $78,500
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#5. Financial and investment analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $81,490
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,060

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

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#4. Project management specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $85,410
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,930

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

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#3. Management analysts

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $87,380
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,480

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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#2. Financial risk specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $88,940
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

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#1. Personal financial advisors

Louisville, KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $115,640
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)