Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Georgetown, Jeffersonville, Nicholasville.

Median salary$98,000
Middle 50%$75.1k–$112.4k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $114,795
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,340 and $162,590.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,637
25th$75,145
50th (median)$98,000
75th$112,379
90th$131,057

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $79,501 (12 filings) FY2021: median $79,146 (14 filings) FY2022: median $83,050 (10 filings) FY2024: median $70,262 (13 filings) FY2025: median $75,145 (12 filings) FY2026: median $109,230 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 14
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$79,501$66,690$92,25012
FY2021$79,146$68,750$90,02514
FY2022$83,050$66,017$91,22910
FY2023–––9
FY2024$70,262$70,262$98,00013
FY2025$75,145$70,637$107,15412
FY2026$109,230$90,000$124,84211

Cost of living

Lexington-Fayette's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $98,000 is worth about $105,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lexington-Fayette = 92.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Lexington-Fayette, KY area earned a median of $79,610 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,000, 23% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few4
LTIMindtreetoo few2
RPS Tek Soltoo few2
Toyota Motor North Americatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $79,290 12
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$70,637$79,29012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.