Data Scientists Salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Median annual salary
$84,460
-30% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$97,868
cost index 86.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lexington-Fayette, KY
| 10th percentile | $61,890 |
| 25th percentile | $72,550 |
| Median (50th) | $84,460 |
| 75th percentile | $106,180 |
| 90th percentile | $139,370 |
| Mean | $96,060 |
| Employed in metro | 230 |
A Data Scientists in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns a median of $84,460 per year. That is 30% below the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because Lexington-Fayette, KY has a cost index of 86.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $97,868 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,966, median gross rent $1,138/mo, and the median home value $281,300. See the full Lexington-Fayette, KY cost-of-living profile.