Salaries in Louisville.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.88x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$305,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$122,000

Retail Frontend Engineer

Entry Level

$31,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Louisville, KY has a cost-of-living index of 0.88x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $305,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $122,000. Louisville is home to UPS Worldport, the world's largest automated package handling facility, making it a logistics and supply chain powerhouse.

About the Louisville market

Louisville is home to UPS Worldport, the world's largest automated package handling facility, making it a logistics and supply chain powerhouse. The city also has strong healthcare and bourbon distillery industries. Its central location and affordable cost of living make it attractive for distribution and operations roles.

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Top 50 salaries in Louisville

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$305,000	$259,000 – $396,000
2	Senior VP of Product	$302,000	$236,000 – $392,000
3	Chief Security Officer	$293,000	$228,000 – $381,000
4	SVP of Finance	$288,000	$245,000 – $374,000
5	SVP of Technology	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
6	SVP of AI Innovation	$279,000	$237,000 – $363,000
7	SVP of Product	$279,000	$237,000 – $363,000
8	VP of AI	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
9	VP of AI Research	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
10	VP of Developer Experience	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
11	VP of Support Engineering	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
12	VP of Reliability Engineering	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
13	VP of Cloud	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
14	VP of Partner Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
15	SVP of Engineering	$274,000	$232,000 – $356,000
16	SVP of Data	$274,000	$232,000 – $356,000
17	CTO	$272,000	$212,000 – $353,000
18	VP of Information Technology	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
19	VP of Database Engineering	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
20	Chief Strategy Officer	$270,000	$211,000 – $351,000
21	VP of Infrastructure	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
22	VP of Privacy	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
23	VP of Security	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
24	VP of Risk	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
25	VP of Solutions Engineering	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
26	VP of Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
27	Chief Data & AI Officer	$267,000	$199,000 – $349,000
28	VP of AI Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
29	Chief Science Officer	$267,000	$209,000 – $348,000
30	VP of Network Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
31	VP of Core Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
32	VP of Machine Learning	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
33	VP of Platform Engineering	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
34	VP of Field Engineering	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
35	Chief AI Officer	$262,000	$194,000 – $338,000
36	Senior Head of Security	$262,000	$223,000 – $341,000
37	VP of AI Product	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
38	VP of Data Science	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
39	VP of Finance	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
40	VP of IT	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
41	VP of Mobile	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
42	VP of Analytics	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
43	VP of Security Engineering	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
44	VP of Application Engineering	$261,000	$222,000 – $340,000
45	Chief Technology Officer	$260,000	$193,000 – $341,000
46	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$259,000	$202,000 – $336,000
47	Senior VP of Design	$259,000	$203,000 – $337,000
48	VP of Data	$259,000	$220,000 – $336,000
49	VP of Technical Support	$259,000	$220,000 – $336,000
50	VP of Quality	$259,000	$220,000 – $336,000

Tax considerations

Kentucky has a flat 4% state income tax. Louisville has an occupational tax of about 2.2%. The combined rate is moderate, and the low cost of living offsets the local tax.

Negotiating in Louisville

Leverage UPS and the logistics corridor when negotiating. Supply chain and operations professionals command premiums in Louisville's distribution heavy economy.

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