Kentucky H-1B salaries

Employers filed 6,053 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Kentucky between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $93,746 a year.

Median salary offered: $93,746
Middle half earn: $75,764 to $125,000
Top 10% earn over: $185,413
Certified filings: 6,053

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	654	$75,566	$71,531 – $89,502
University of Kentucky	393	$100,200	$66,685 – $231,300
Humana Inc.	267	$130,645	$120,000 – $148,925
Archer Daniels Midland Company	208	$135,000	$120,000 – $150,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	179	$88,546	$70,512 – $90,813
University of Louisville	144	$100,004	$71,323 – $228,743
Wipro Limited	143	$86,400	$78,998 – $90,158
V-Soft Consulting Group, INC	76	$89,000	$70,750 – $94,000
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc	72	$85,010	$75,775 – $87,901
LTIMindtree Limited	66	$100,224	$86,617 – $109,809
UofL Health - Louisville, Inc.	57	$72,877	$64,584 – $78,021
University of Louisville Physicians, Inc.	49	$239,200	$172,037 – $239,200
Jabil Inc.	43	$104,978	$89,945 – $116,156
Atos Syntel Inc	43	$87,000	$74,000 – $92,640
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	43	$101,000	$90,925 – $107,750
Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc.	42	$133,550	$123,800 – $143,265
University Medical Center, Inc.	42	$78,168	$71,952 – $86,616
Western Kentucky University	40	$63,000	$60,000 – $80,370
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	38	$164,203	$144,458 – $179,500
Accenture LLP	35	$119,100	$105,300 – $127,450
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.	34	$202,602	$64,480 – $450,000
7Technix LLC	31	$88,546	$79,750 – $92,280
Coolsoft LLC	30	$91,781	$89,700 – $97,188
Baptist Health Medical Group, Inc.	30	$422,308	$269,500 – $558,750
Amazon.com Services LLC	30	$132,600	$130,000 – $142,800
Deloitte Consulting LLP	29	$121,500	$93,746 – $147,400
HCL America Inc	28	$93,426	$77,131 – $106,288
WIN.IT America, Inc.	28	$69,746	$60,000 – $86,500
Control Space Tech LLC	27	$77,800	$74,800 – $87,628
Infosys Limited	27	$85,571	$74,568 – $90,813
UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.	26	$116,426	$100,986 – $119,685
Harvey Nash Inc.	26	$113,360	$105,768 – $123,500
Eastern Kentucky University	26	$73,642	$63,500 – $83,860
Summit Medical Group	25	$300,000	$260,000 – $410,000
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	25	$111,800	$100,547 – $130,541
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	25	$108,888	$91,021 – $126,942
GP Technologies LLC	24	$92,950	$77,625 – $109,925
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.	23	$115,921	$107,290 – $121,716
Commonwealth Health Corporation	22	$297,794	$239,200 – $500,000
Northern Kentucky University	21	$82,108	$61,666 – $105,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc	20	$87,631	$79,475 – $141,875
Insight Global, LLC	20	$85,821	$78,749 – $85,821
Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc.	20	$85,890	$67,625 – $97,500
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	20	$106,394	$94,104 – $123,623
North American Stainless	19	$100,027	$91,418 – $120,900
Norton Healthcare Inc.	19	$208,000	$135,200 – $270,896
King's Daughters Medical Specialties, Inc.	18	$445,000	$327,500 – $681,250
Arvato USA LLC	18	$96,850	$88,902 – $113,000
Pikeville Medical Center, Inc.	18	$575,000	$338,750 – $695,000
Deaconess Hospital, Inc.	17	$330,000	$330,000 – $353,600

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	241	$94,765	$88,982 – $105,984
Architect	217	$75,254	$67,517 – $90,000
Assistant Professor	211	$131,625	$92,500 – $274,998
Analyst	183	$72,987	$72,987 – $75,858
Software Engineer	139	$90,813	$77,900 – $100,275
Developer	103	$80,000	$78,998 – $90,813
Senior Software Engineer	88	$123,500	$113,259 – $130,645
Physician	70	$239,200	$172,778 – $240,000
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	67	$88,587	$85,571 – $90,813
Medical Technologist	62	$69,466	$56,160 – $76,460
Mechanical Engineer	43	$81,800	$75,775 – $87,901
Technical Lead L1	41	$78,998	$78,998 – $78,998
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	37	$66,768	$66,768 – $69,805
Postdoctoral Scholar	37	$61,008	$55,000 – $65,000
Analyst - Testing	36	$72,018	$66,800 – $80,000
Data Engineer	36	$85,000	$72,550 – $95,324
Technical Lead	32	$79,019	$73,383 – $91,180
Hospitalist	32	$328,500	$311,500 – $330,000
Hospitalist Physician	31	$239,200	$216,362 – $282,360
Business Analyst	30	$78,458	$71,011 – $101,080
Mechanical Design Engineer	29	$75,775	$75,775 – $85,010
Medical Technologist I	29	$67,336	$64,303 – $74,818
Process Engineer	28	$85,936	$75,470 – $92,836
Data Analyst	27	$79,000	$75,690 – $84,308
Senior Software Developer	26	$106,516	$99,387 – $124,280
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Hospitalist	24	$230,000	$230,000 – $248,750
SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	24	$69,077	$60,674 – $73,237
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	23	$109,678	$107,026 – $111,800
Programmer Analyst	23	$78,998	$72,640 – $101,822
Data Scientist	23	$90,367	$85,500 – $110,650
User Interface Designer	23	$71,178	$66,725 – $71,178
Senior Full Stack Engineer	22	$128,586	$116,337 – $130,697
Senior Software Development Engineer	22	$120,024	$116,935 – $123,645
Database Administrator	21	$82,118	$75,000 – $100,000
Interventional Cardiologist	20	$500,000	$500,000 – $706,500
Project Manager	20	$95,326	$84,191 – $112,050
Nephrologist	19	$300,000	$250,000 – $350,000
Research Scientist	19	$71,750	$64,678 – $88,153
Computer Programmer	18	$90,925	$78,998 – $109,477
RN Float Pool II	18	$85,821	$78,749 – $85,821
Scientist I	18	$55,449	$55,099 – $57,980
Network Engineer	18	$75,710	$72,738 – $88,473
.Net Developer	18	$94,000	$92,108 – $100,000
System Administrator	18	$89,970	$74,984 – $103,750
Scientist II	17	$66,685	$64,000 – $68,421
Quality Engineer	16	$86,000	$79,377 – $90,000
Senior .NET Developer	16	$111,089	$106,080 – $113,350
Lead Software Engineer	16	$139,814	$130,269 – $148,369
Senior Data Engineer	15	$128,586	$116,836 – $130,322
Systems Analyst	15	$104,500	$88,590 – $105,500

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Louisville, KY	3,085	$90,813	$75,775 – $117,900
Lexington, KY	740	$90,184	$70,000 – $145,803
Erlanger, KY	409	$114,000	$89,502 – $140,000
Frankfort, KY	238	$90,397	$78,915 – $105,911
Florence, KY	199	$98,041	$80,105 – $121,771
Covington, KY	146	$100,547	$85,821 – $123,600
Bowling Green, KY	142	$88,000	$70,186 – $156,496
Georgetown, KY	57	$89,274	$76,000 – $112,320
Hebron, KY	54	$81,028	$65,000 – $92,526
Elizabethtown, KY	40	$118,102	$90,000 – $240,221
Hopkinsville, KY	39	$101,962	$89,306 – $114,497
Paducah, KY	39	$201,074	$80,650 – $323,200
Henderson, KY	38	$332,000	$330,000 – $518,750
Richmond, KY	38	$76,025	$63,500 – $94,919
Union, KY	34	$123,471	$105,490 – $156,975
Ghent, KY	30	$100,880	$91,676 – $122,062
Pikeville, KY	29	$335,000	$130,000 – $650,000
Owensboro, KY	27	$97,677	$58,287 – $239,200
Shepherdsville, KY	27	$129,168	$87,950 – $134,450
Ashland, KY	24	$362,500	$250,000 – $587,500
Highland Heights, KY	23	$82,960	$61,733 – $106,132
La Grange, KY	21	$111,231	$89,440 – $144,458
Berea, KY	21	$77,370	$65,500 – $108,670
Crestview Hills, KY	20	$260,000	$106,803 – $342,500
Winchester, KY	20	$109,162	$89,040 – $159,070
London, KY	19	$268,674	$250,000 – $475,010
Danville, KY	17	$65,776	$50,000 – $70,735
Prospect, KY	15	$88,982	$88,982 – $121,822
Brandenburg, KY	15	$98,000	$86,882 – $120,572
Bardstown, KY	14	$56,175	$45,185 – $87,632
Glasgow, KY	14	$172,130	$73,125 – $291,200
Madisonville, KY	13	$475,000	$260,000 – $720,000
Nicholasville, KY	13	$72,431	$65,000 – $100,000
Morehead, KY	12	$338,000	$209,746 – $537,500
Hazard, KY	12	$335,000	$257,301 – $450,000
Murray, KY	11	$61,500	$46,940 – $75,036
Mt. Washington, KY	11	$110,000	$103,633 – $140,000
Somerset, KY	10	$360,000	$239,200 – $401,116
Maysville, KY	9	$110,000	$81,307 – $133,120
Corbin, KY	9	$315,000	$274,700 – $540,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	390	$90,000
2024	2,230	$90,382
2025	2,150	$93,746
2026	1,283	$100,547