Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Median annual salary
$34,910
-1% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,452
cost index 86.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lexington-Fayette, KY
| 10th percentile | $16,940 |
| 25th percentile | $19,040 |
| Median (50th) | $34,910 |
| 75th percentile | $46,760 |
| 90th percentile | $63,020 |
| Mean | $37,250 |
| Employed in metro | 5,020 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns a median of $34,910 per year. That is 1% below the national median of $35,230 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 $40,452 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.