Firefighters Salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Median annual salary
$36,490
-38% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$42,283
cost index 86.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lexington-Fayette, KY
| 10th percentile | $29,460 |
| 25th percentile | $34,630 |
| Median (50th) | $36,490 |
| 75th percentile | $46,520 |
| 90th percentile | $58,170 |
| Mean | $40,980 |
| Employed in metro | 940 |
A Firefighters in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns a median of $36,490 per year. That is 38% below the national median of $59,280 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 $42,283 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.