Expert Physician salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Based on 52 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Georgetown, Paris, Winchester.

Median salary$275,000
Middle 50%$236.5k–$287.5k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $275,000
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $167,813 and $467,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$204,605
25th$236,500
50th (median)$275,000
75th$287,500
90th$364,937

Salary by year

Median salary

$190k $240k $290k FY2021: median $220,000 (24 filings) FY2022: median $220,000 (16 filings) FY2024: median $230,000 (27 filings) FY2025: median $240,000 (16 filings) FY2026: median $275,000 (36 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 36 filings FY26 36
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–––0
FY2021$220,000$218,750$222,50024
FY2022$220,000$220,000$229,47516
FY2023–––8
FY2024$230,000$227,500$259,52527
FY2025$240,000$230,000$257,50016
FY2026$275,000$252,083$310,00036

Cost of living

Lexington-Fayette's median expert Physician salary of $275,000 is worth about $296,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Lexington-Fayette, KY area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (820 employed). The H-1B median here is $275,000, 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University Of Kentucky$275,00052

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $275,000 52

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$132,080$275,00052

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.