H-1B salaries in Elizabethtown, KY

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$122,263
Middle 50%$88.4k–$232.7k
vs. national median−0%comparison median $122,699
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,770 and $499,700.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,939
25th$88,379
50th (median)$122,263
75th$232,664
90th$357,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $120k $180k FY2020: median $80,067 (11 filings) FY2022: median $72,505 (12 filings) FY2023: median $90,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $166,716 (17 filings) FY2026: median $119,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,067$71,031$93,42511
FY2021–––8
FY2022$72,505$70,792$82,98212
FY2023$90,000$80,591$121,50011
FY2024$100,000$88,970$121,50019
FY2025$166,716$80,000$240,88517
FY2026$119,000$89,440$208,00013

Cost of living

Elizabethtown's median H-1B salary of $122,263 is worth about $135,000 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$866Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,087Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)90.6Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$135,000Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesKY: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

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