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Director of nursing jobs in Kentucky

5 open director of nursing jobs in Kentucky at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $49.74 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) for medical and health services managers here.

5
Open in KY
4
Employers hiring
5
Towns
$49.74
BLS median in KY
46th of 52 states and territories

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Where the director of nursing jobs are in Kentucky

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What directors of nursing earn in Kentucky

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Kentucky

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Kentucky, May 2025

$49.74/hr ($103,450 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Kentucky, opens in a new tab)

Median for medical and health services managers, against $59.55 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 8,600 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) employed in Kentucky. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical and Health Services Managers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring directors of nursing in Kentucky

What the job takes

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience.

  • License

    Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)

    State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state

    Official page

  • Certification

    Nurse executive certification (NE-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

    Official page

Director of nursing jobs in Kentucky: common questions

How much do directors of nursing make in Kentucky?

Too few open director of nursing jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $49.74/hr ($103,450 a year) for medical and health services managers in Kentucky (May 2025), against $59.55 nationally, 46th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

Where in Kentucky are the most director of nursing jobs?

Nicholasville (2), Barbourville (1), Louisville (1), Owensboro (1) and Richmond (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring directors of nursing in Kentucky?

By open jobs on this board: Cedarhurst (2), Appalachian Regional Healthcare (1) and Baptist Health (Kentucky) (1). In all, 4 employers have director of nursing jobs open in Kentucky.

What do you need to work as a director of nursing in Kentucky?

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Nurse executive certification (NE-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Kentucky's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Kentucky, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Kentucky, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC 11-9111), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
  6. Nurse executive certification (NE-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Director of nursing jobs in Kentucky. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/director-of-nursing/kentucky

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