Civil Engineers salary in Lexington, KY

Median pay for civil engineers in Lexington, KY: $93,070/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,740 – $131,050 · about 650 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$4,440 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Lexington

With Lexington's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $93,070 has the buying power of about $100,615 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,089 · median home $327,671 · median rent $1,528/mo.

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How Lexington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lexington, KY is 74th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Lexington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lexington is one of the places where civil engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Lexington

A median home in Lexington, KY costs $327,671 — about 3.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,528/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lexington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lexington	Rent vs Lexington
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+35%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+32%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+28%	2.4×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+18%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Lexington	Rent vs Lexington
Louisville, KY	$100,880	+8%	1×

Staying in KY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires civil engineers around Lexington

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky · Manufacturing

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