Job market report: Louisville, KY
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Louisville, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 81 open listings in Louisville; 87 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 22 new in the last 7 days; 7 today.
- Typical listed pay: $98k a year ($108k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
- Living costs in KY: 9% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
- No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in Louisville
- Nurse · 8 listings · typical $114k a year
- Mechanic and technician · 6 listings · typical $76k a year
- Engineer · 5 listings · typical $151k a year
- IT and help desk · 3 listings · typical $104k a year
- Medical assistant · 3 listings · typical $59k a year
Employers hiring most
- Veterans Health Administration · 26 jobs
- Gopuff · 17 jobs
- Air National Guard Units · 4 jobs
- Federal Aviation Administration · 3 jobs
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 3 jobs
- Natera · 3 jobs
- ALO · 3 jobs
- Internal Revenue Service · 3 jobs
Nearby cities
- Fort Knox, KY · 44 jobs · 26 mi
- Frankfort, KY · 7 jobs · 44 mi
- Jeffersonville, IN · 4 jobs · 7 mi
- Elizabethtown, KY · 3 jobs · 36 mi
- New Albany, IN · 2 jobs · 11 mi
- Bardstown, KY · 2 jobs · 29 mi
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Live map and job list for Louisville · Pay is what listings publish, not what people earn.