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ICU nurse salary in Kentucky

Open ICU nurse jobs in Kentucky post a median of $58.50 an hour, the middle half $48–$62.75 (about $121,700 a year full time), $3.50 above the national posted median. From 13 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

$58.50
Median posted /hr
$48–$63
Middle half /hr
$121,700
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$38.96
BLS median in KY
May 2025

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What ICU nurses are paid in Kentucky

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 13 open jobs in Kentucky. Lowest posted $30, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Kentucky

$48–$62.75/hr

Middle half of 10 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $58.50. 20% of the 64 open ICU nurse jobs in Kentucky state an hourly rate.

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ICU nurse pay by town in Kentucky

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Lexington$60.25$30–$1005 (1)
Bowling Green$53.25$43.40–$654 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

ICU nurse pay by employer in Kentucky

What each employer posts for ICU nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$49.75$43.40–$64.747
CommonSpirit Health$60.25$30–$1005
Med Center Health$65$651

Median of each employer's jobs in Kentucky (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for ICU nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open ICU nurse jobs in Kentucky

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Kentucky

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$30.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$36.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$46.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$53.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)50,300 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

ICU nurse salary in Kentucky: common questions

How much does an ICU nurse make in Kentucky?

Open ICU nurse jobs in Kentucky that state an hourly rate post a median of $58.50, the middle half $48–$62.75 (13 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $121,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $38.96/hr ($81,040 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Kentucky (May 2025).

Where in Kentucky do ICU nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Lexington ($60.25) and Bowling Green ($53.25). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Kentucky pay ICU nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CommonSpirit Health ($60.25) and HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($49.75).

How does Kentucky compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Kentucky ($58.50) is $3.50 above the national posted median of $55. In the BLS survey Kentucky ranks 42 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 13 of 64 open ICU nurse jobs in Kentucky (20%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). ICU nurse salary in Kentucky. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/icu-nurse/kentucky

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