Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Georgetown, Jeffersonville, Nicholasville.

Median salary$79,290
Middle 50%$70.6k–$90k
vs. all levels here−19%comparison median $98,000
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,637 and $112,923.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,637
25th$70,637
50th (median)$79,290
75th$90,000
90th$99,624

Cost of living

Lexington-Fayette's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $79,290 is worth about $85,400 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 $79,290, 0% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few4
LTIMindtreetoo few2
RPS Tek Soltoo 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.