Mechanical Engineers Salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Median annual salary
$103,820
+0% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$120,301
cost index 86.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lexington-Fayette, KY
| 10th percentile | $68,490 |
| 25th percentile | $81,950 |
| Median (50th) | $103,820 |
| 75th percentile | $125,510 |
| 90th percentile | $139,810 |
| Mean | $106,220 |
| Employed in metro | 900 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns a median of $103,820 per year. That is 0% above the national median of $104,110 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 $120,301 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.