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Pediatrician jobs in Kentucky

10 open pediatrician jobs in Kentucky at 1 employers. BLS measures a median of $84.47 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pediatricians, General in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) for pediatricians, general here.

10
Open in KY
1
Employers hiring
1
Towns
$84.47
BLS median in KY
43rd of 50 states and territories

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Where the pediatrician 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 pediatricians 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

$84.47/hr ($175,690 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pediatricians, General in Kentucky, opens in a new tab)

Median for pediatricians, general, against $100.98 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pediatricians, General, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 380 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pediatricians, General in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) employed in Kentucky. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Pediatricians, General; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring pediatricians in Kentucky

Pediatrician specialties in Kentucky

What the job takes

Medical school, then a three-year pediatrics residency.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

    Official page

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

    Official page

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

    Official page

  • Certification

    Board certification in pediatrics

    American Board of Pediatrics. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

    Official page

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

    Official page

Pediatrician jobs in Kentucky: common questions

How much do pediatricians make in Kentucky?

Too few open pediatrician jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $84.47/hr ($175,690 a year) for pediatricians, general in Kentucky (May 2025), against $100.98 nationally, 43rd highest of 50 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Who is hiring pediatricians in Kentucky?

By open jobs on this board: Norton Healthcare (10). In all, 1 employers have pediatrician jobs open in Kentucky.

What do you need to work as a pediatrician in Kentucky?

Medical school, then a three-year pediatrics residency. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Kentucky's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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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 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pediatricians, General (SOC 29-1221), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pediatricians, General, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pediatricians, General by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  6. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  7. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  8. Board certification in pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics
  9. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pediatrician jobs in Kentucky. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/pediatrician/kentucky

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