What jobs pay in Lexington-Fayette, KY

What the all-jobs median says about Lexington-Fayette, KY

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the all-occupations median in Lexington-Fayette, KY at $48,620 per year. This is the middle wage across covered wage and salary jobs in the area. It is not the median for each job title. It is not one worker's pay. Use an occupation page when you need a role-level answer.

BLS lists 286,910 covered jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. The all-occupations mean is $62,210 per year. Mean means add the wage values and split the total by the number of jobs behind the estimate. The median and mean can differ because the local wage mix is not even.

Lexington-Fayette, KY's $48,620 all-occupations median is 4.6% below the U.S. all-occupations median of $50,980 on the same published median. This is a wage check on the same source period. It does not add local price levels, taxes, hours, benefits, or household needs.

Where Lexington-Fayette, KY sits among metro areas

Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 163 of 393 among metro areas with a published annual all-occupations median. WageScope keeps the map type the same. It does not place a state, metro, and nonmetro row in one rank. The rank uses the May 2025 BLS median only.

A rank is a place in a sorted list. It is not a score. It does not say a place is good or bad. It does not show the size of the job base. Lexington-Fayette, KY has 286,910 covered jobs, while another row near it can have a very different count.

The nearby rank rows give context without turning the list into a league table. Small gaps can move a place by several spots. A later BLS release can also change the order. Read the wage gap and the source date beside the rank. Do not use rank alone to make a move.

• 160. Battle Creek, MI has an all-occupations median of $48,690 per year and 54,600 covered jobs. Its wage gap from Lexington-Fayette, KY is $70.
• 161. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has an all-occupations median of $48,640 per year and 2,819,940 covered jobs. Its wage gap from Lexington-Fayette, KY is $20.
• 162. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has an all-occupations median of $48,630 per year and 163,220 covered jobs. Its wage gap from Lexington-Fayette, KY is $10.
• 164. Warner Robins, GA has an all-occupations median of $48,600 per year and 76,050 covered jobs. Its wage gap from Lexington-Fayette, KY is $20.
• 165. Odessa, TX has an all-occupations median of $48,590 per year and 80,910 covered jobs. Its wage gap from Lexington-Fayette, KY is $30.
• 166. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL has an all-occupations median of $48,550 per year and 180,450 covered jobs. Its wage gap from Lexington-Fayette, KY is $70.

The largest detailed occupations shown for Lexington-Fayette, KY

The role list is sorted by the BLS employment estimate. It shows detailed occupations from the bounded source table for Lexington-Fayette, KY. The first row, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, has 8,650 estimated jobs. Its median is $59,730 per year.

Large roles shape the all-occupations wage mix, but they do not set it by themselves. A role with many jobs and a lower wage can pull the middle one way. A smaller role with a higher wage can move the mean. The all-occupations row is based on the whole covered job mix, not just the occupations shown in this bounded list.

Employment here means wage and salary jobs in the BLS survey scope. It does not mean people looking for work. It does not mean openings. It does not show how fast a role is changing. Use the current job cards only to inspect dated employer-title matches. Keep that view apart from this May 2025 job count.

• 1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 8,650 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $59,730 per year. Its location quotient is 3.34.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 8,100 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $80,440 per year. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 3. Registered Nurses has 8,070 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $79,040 per year. Its location quotient is 1.29.
• 4. Retail Salespersons has 7,810 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $30,100 per year. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 5,500 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $27,990 per year. Its location quotient is 0.77.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 5,500 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $41,910 per year. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 5,430 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $37,080 per year. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 8. Cashiers has 5,250 estimated jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY. Its published median is $29,590 per year. Its location quotient is 0.92.

How published medians differ inside Lexington-Fayette, KY

The detailed roles shown for Lexington-Fayette, KY do not share one pay level. General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in this bounded role set, at $80,440 per year. That does not make it the highest-paid role in every job or in every part of the area.

The list keeps each official SOC title tied to its own wage row. It does not blend fields, levels, or job posts. A role median can be above the $48,620 all-occupations median even when the role has few jobs. A large role can sit below that mark. Pay and job count answer different questions.

Use a role's own WageScope page before you compare places. That page shows the national spread, the same SOC code across areas, and the source limits. The area list is a starting map. It is not enough to set a pay target for one person or one listing.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a published median of $80,440 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 8,100 jobs. Its local share is 1.25 times the national share.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a published median of $79,040 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 8,070 jobs. Its local share is 1.29 times the national share.
• 3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a published median of $61,810 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 2,140 jobs. Its local share is 0.93 times the national share.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a published median of $61,460 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 2,420 jobs. Its local share is 0.95 times the national share.
• 5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a published median of $59,730 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 8,650 jobs. Its local share is 3.34 times the national share.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a published median of $59,300 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 3,090 jobs. Its local share is 1.16 times the national share.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a published median of $56,950 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 4,460 jobs. Its local share is 1.17 times the national share.
• 8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a published median of $48,000 per year in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 3,120 jobs. Its local share is 1.23 times the national share.

Roles with a larger local share in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Location quotient compares a role's share of jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY with that role's share across the nation. A value of 1 means the shares match. A value above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs. A value below 1 means the share is smaller. The value does not show growth or open jobs.

Animal Caretakers has the highest published location quotient in this bounded set, at 4.88. The same row has 2,400 jobs and a median of $34,590 per year. Read all three fields together.

A high share can appear in a small job base. A large job count can appear with a share near 1. A high median can appear in either case. The three measures are not a single score. They help you ask three clear questions: how many jobs, how common the role is in the local mix, and what wage BLS published.

• 1. Animal Caretakers has a location quotient of 4.88 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 2,400 jobs and a median of $34,590 per year.
• 2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 3.34 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 8,650 jobs and a median of $59,730 per year.
• 3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.59 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 4,600 jobs and a median of $44,450 per year.
• 4. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 2.57 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 3,040 jobs and a median of $26,840 per year.
• 5. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.47 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 2,210 jobs and a median of $40,370 per year.
• 6. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.4 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 2,310 jobs and a median of $27,340 per year.
• 7. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.29 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 8,070 jobs and a median of $79,040 per year.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Lexington-Fayette, KY. BLS lists 8,100 jobs and a median of $80,440 per year.

What the BEA price level adds for Lexington-Fayette, KY

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 92.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local all-items level is 7.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

The housing index is 77.1. The goods index is 96.2. Utilities are 74.6. Other services are 96.9. These parts can move in different ways. The all-items number joins them with BEA's method; WageScope does not pick its own weights.

The BLS wage period is May 2025. The BEA price period is 2024. WageScope shows both source dates. To adjust pay, first divide the all-items price index by 100. Then divide pay by that result. This gives a national-price-dollar proxy. It does not call that result take-home pay, spending power for one home, or a place score.

How to read survey limits for Lexington-Fayette, KY

The all-occupations employment RSE for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not an error bar for one person's wage.

The employment RSE belongs to the 286,910 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the all-occupations mean. WageScope does not attach either field to a detailed role, the median, or a percentile. Each role has its own survey error fields when BLS shares them.

Some BLS values are blank or top coded. Blank does not mean zero. A top code means the value is at least the shown bound. WageScope keeps those states in the role pages and tables. It does not fill a missing value from a peer role, past year, or nearby place.

Use Lexington-Fayette, KY as a map, then choose one occupation

Start with the role that matches the work you mean. Official titles can sound broad. Open the role page and check its SOC code. Then compare the Lexington-Fayette, KY row with the U.S. row on the same annual or hourly metric. Read the job count and location quotient beside the wage. Add the BEA price level only when the exact row is present.

Next, look at the wage spread. The median shows the middle. The 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentiles show more of the range. A posted job range can be compared with those marks as context, but it stays employer evidence. It never becomes part of the BLS estimate.

If the role-place row is missing, use the national role page or choose another official area. Do not guess. A clean missing state is more useful than a made-up number. It tells you what the source can and cannot answer.

Move from Lexington-Fayette, KY wage data to one checked job

The area page does not treat every local job as the same. Choose an occupation first. WageScope can then use a strict employer-title match for that role. A place filter is used only when the BLS area has an exact approved match in the public place list. If that match is not safe, the page says so.

Each shown job keeps the employer, place, source, and seen date. The cards can change as the public catalog changes. They do not count toward this page's stable content gate. They do not change Lexington-Fayette, KY's $48,620 all-occupations median. They do not prove that the employer uses the BLS title.

Open a listing before you tailor. Use facts from your own work that you can support. A wage value is not a skill, result, or duty. MeritLog can help shape confirmed work for the listing you chose. The public area page does not save the role, listing, place, or résumé on load.

What this Lexington-Fayette, KY page does not say

The page does not say what one person in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns. It does not promise a wage, job, move, or result. It does not call the all-occupations median a role wage. It does not turn rank 163 of 393 into a place score. It does not say why wages differ.

The BLS job count leaves out people who work for themselves and other work outside the survey scope. The current job cards are a separate set of public listings. Neither source shows all work. Neither source tells you the chance of getting hired. A missing value stays missing.

Use the page for a narrow task. See the May 2025 local wage picture. Choose one official occupation. Compare the same field across like places. Add the separate 2024 price level when it exists. Read a current employer-title match. Then make a résumé choice from work facts you have confirmed.