Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$61,428
Middle 50%$57k–$64.2k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $64,242
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,888 and $74,069.
PercentileSalary
10th$55,099
25th$56,950
50th (median)$61,428
75th$64,242
90th$65,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $50,188 (14 filings) FY2021: median $49,500 (27 filings) FY2022: median $50,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $54,816 (12 filings) FY2024: median $55,122 (12 filings) FY2025: median $61,004 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 27
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$50,188$48,391$52,55714
FY2021$49,500$48,463$51,00027
FY2022$50,000$48,809$58,50010
FY2023$54,816$53,480$65,62512
FY2024$55,122$53,206$57,48112
FY2025$61,004$55,562$61,77014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Lexington-Fayette's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $61,428 is worth about $66,100 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 $61,428, 8% 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
University Of Kentucky$61,42821

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.