Salaries in Lexington.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.86x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$287,000

SVP of Data

Median of All Roles

$119,000

Research Engineer

Entry Level

$28,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Lexington, KY has a cost-of-living index of 0.86x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of Data at $287,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $119,000. Lexington is Kentucky's second largest city with an economy driven by the University of Kentucky, healthcare, and the equine industry.

About the Lexington market

Lexington is Kentucky's second largest city with an economy driven by the University of Kentucky, healthcare, and the equine industry. A growing tech startup scene and affordable cost of living are attracting remote workers. The bourbon and manufacturing sectors also contribute to the local economy.

HealthcareHigher EducationManufacturingEquine IndustryTechnology

Top 50 salaries in Lexington

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of Data	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
2	Senior VP of Security	$286,000	$243,000 – $372,000
3	SVP of AI Innovation	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$278,000	$217,000 – $361,000
5	Chief Security Officer	$278,000	$217,000 – $362,000
6	SVP of Engineering	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
7	SVP of Technology	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
8	VP of Analytics	$271,000	$231,000 – $352,000
9	VP of Security	$271,000	$231,000 – $352,000
10	VP of Partner Engineering	$271,000	$231,000 – $352,000
11	VP of Network Engineering	$271,000	$231,000 – $352,000
12	Chief Science Officer	$269,000	$210,000 – $350,000
13	VP of AI Product	$268,000	$229,000 – $349,000
14	CTO	$268,000	$209,000 – $349,000
15	Chief Architect	$268,000	$228,000 – $349,000
16	VP of Support Engineering	$268,000	$229,000 – $349,000
17	SVP of Finance	$268,000	$228,000 – $348,000
18	SVP of Product	$267,000	$227,000 – $348,000
19	VP of AI	$266,000	$226,000 – $346,000
20	VP of AI Research	$266,000	$226,000 – $346,000
21	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$266,000	$207,000 – $345,000
22	VP of Platform Engineering	$266,000	$226,000 – $346,000
23	VP of Security Engineering	$266,000	$226,000 – $346,000
24	VP of Data Engineering	$263,000	$224,000 – $342,000
25	VP of Infrastructure	$263,000	$224,000 – $342,000
26	VP of Data	$263,000	$224,000 – $342,000
27	VP of Field Engineering	$263,000	$224,000 – $342,000
28	SVP of Strategy	$263,000	$205,000 – $342,000
29	VP of Application Engineering	$263,000	$224,000 – $342,000
30	Chief AI Officer	$261,000	$194,000 – $337,000
31	VP of IT	$261,000	$222,000 – $339,000
32	Chief Design Officer	$261,000	$204,000 – $340,000
33	Chief Strategy Officer	$261,000	$204,000 – $340,000
34	VP of Information Technology	$261,000	$222,000 – $339,000
35	Chief Transformation Officer	$259,000	$202,000 – $337,000
36	SVP of Marketing	$259,000	$202,000 – $337,000
37	VP of AI Engineering	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
38	VP of Mobile	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
39	VP of Developer Experience	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
40	VP of Privacy	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
41	VP of Risk	$258,000	$219,000 – $335,000
42	VP of Database Engineering	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
43	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
44	VP of Cybersecurity	$258,000	$220,000 – $335,000
45	Senior Head of Security	$256,000	$218,000 – $333,000
46	Senior VP of Design	$256,000	$200,000 – $333,000
47	VP of Data Science	$255,000	$217,000 – $332,000
48	Chief Digital Officer	$255,000	$199,000 – $332,000
49	VP of Technical Support	$255,000	$217,000 – $332,000
50	Chief Cloud Officer	$255,000	$199,000 – $332,000

Tax considerations

Kentucky has a flat 4% state income tax. Lexington has an occupational tax of about 2.25%. The combined rate is moderate and the very affordable housing stretches salaries further.

Negotiating in Lexington

Leverage UK Health and the medical corridor when negotiating. Healthcare and biotech roles command nationally competitive salaries in Lexington.

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