Vascular surgeon jobs in Kentucky

55 open vascular surgeon jobs in Kentucky at 3 employers3 employers. BLS measures a median of $77.96 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in Kentucky) for surgeons, all other here.

Open in KY

Employers hiring

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BLS median in KY

32nd of 34 states and territories

10th percentile$31.07/hr
25th percentile$35.77/hr
Median$77.96/hr
75th percentile$225.33/hr
90th percentile$225.33/hr
People employed in it440

Surgeons, All Other (SOC 29-1249), all industries, Kentucky: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $199.04 an hour. 32nd highest of the 34 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other, Kentucky).

BLS median in KY

32nd of 34 states and territories

10th percentile$31.07/hr
25th percentile$35.77/hr
Median$77.96/hr
75th percentile$225.33/hr
90th percentile$225.33/hr
People employed in it440

Newest vascular surgeon jobs in Kentucky

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

Vascular Surgeon - Lexington, KY
Vohra Wound Physicians · Lexington, KY · 3mo ago
$300,000/yr
A Kentucky Facility Seeks a Locum Tenens Vascular Surgeon - Somerset, KY
Weatherby Healthcare · Somerset, KY · 3mo ago
Staff Physician - Vascular Surgery
Norton Healthcare · Louisville, KY · 9mo ago
Vascular Surgeon - Princeton, KY
Vohra Wound Physicians · Princeton, KY · 1y+ ago
$200,000–$350,000/yr
Vascular Surgeon - Kuttawa, KY
Vohra Wound Physicians · Kuttawa, KY · 1y+ ago
$200,000–$350,000/yr

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Where the vascular surgeon 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 vascular surgeons 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

$77.96/hr ($162,160 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in Kentucky)

Median for surgeons, all other, against $199.04 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other, national) for the whole US; 440 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in Kentucky) employed in Kentucky. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for surgeons.

By metro area

Lexington-Fayette, KY$62.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY) · 330 (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY) employed
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$210.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) employed
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$237.36/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) · 30 (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Surgeons, All Other; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring vascular surgeons in Kentucky

Vohra Wound Physicians3 open in Kentucky
Norton Healthcare1 open in Kentucky
Weatherby Healthcare1 open in Kentucky

What the job takes

Medical school, then an integrated vascular surgery residency or general surgery plus a fellowship.

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
License
Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA
State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license
License
DEA registration
US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances
Certification
Board certification in vascular surgery
American Board of Surgery. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility
Certification
Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)
American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

Vascular surgeon jobs in Kentucky: common questions

How much do vascular surgeons make in Kentucky?

Too few open vascular surgeon jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $77.96/hr ($162,160 a year) for surgeons, all other in Kentucky (May 2025), against $199.04 nationally, 32nd highest of 34 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for surgeons.

Where in Kentucky are the most vascular surgeon jobs?

Kuttawa (1), Lexington (1), Louisville (1), Princeton (1) and Somerset (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring vascular surgeons in Kentucky?

By open jobs on this board: Vohra Wound Physicians (3), Norton Healthcare (1) and Weatherby Healthcare (1). In all, 3 employers have vascular surgeon jobs open in Kentucky.

What do you need to work as a vascular surgeon in Kentucky?

Medical school, then an integrated vascular surgery residency or general surgery plus a fellowship. 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 vascular surgery (American Board of Surgery; 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.

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.

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 distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Kentucky, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other (SOC 29-1249), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
Board certification in vascular surgery: American Board of Surgery
Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Vascular surgeon jobs in Kentucky. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/vascular-surgeon/kentucky

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