Medical Scientist salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$64,242
Middle 50%$61k–$68.2k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $75,324
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,935 and $78,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$55,519
25th$61,008
50th (median)$64,242
75th$68,220
90th$70,918

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $55,154 (24 filings) FY2021: median $50,000 (31 filings) FY2022: median $54,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $57,890 (16 filings) FY2024: median $58,025 (19 filings) FY2025: median $63,063 (26 filings) FY2026: median $65,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 31
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$55,154$50,000$58,00024
FY2021$50,000$48,582$52,94531
FY2022$54,000$50,000$59,61918
FY2023$57,890$53,708$75,68416
FY2024$58,025$53,483$66,68519
FY2025$63,063$58,660$67,83726
FY2026$65,000$62,727$68,91013

Cost of living

Lexington-Fayette's median Medical Scientist salary of $64,242 is worth about $69,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Lexington-Fayette, KY area earned a median of $66,490 in May 2025 (190 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,242, 3% lower.

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
University Of Kentucky$64,24239

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $61,428 21
Mid-level · Level II $68,220 17
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Entry-level · Level I$55,099$61,42821
Mid-level · Level II$64,168$68,22017

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.