Software Engineer salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Georgetown, Winchester.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$108,118
Middle 50%$93.6k–$125.4k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $139,194
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,200 and $183,428.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,430
25th$93,600
50th (median)$108,118
75th$125,382
90th$145,666

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $78,521 (44 filings) FY2021: median $85,250 (26 filings) FY2022: median $97,406 (31 filings) FY2023: median $100,658 (44 filings) FY2024: median $92,000 (21 filings) FY2025: median $101,816 (25 filings) FY2026: median $115,592 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 44 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 44
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$78,521$77,605$98,27044
FY2021$85,250$73,375$98,77926
FY2022$97,406$80,382$105,58731
FY2023$100,658$86,050$117,52044
FY2024$92,000$86,200$105,00021
FY2025$101,816$91,562$124,67525
FY2026$115,592$101,816$140,92412

Cost of living

Lexington-Fayette's median Software Engineer salary of $108,118 is worth about $116,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lexington-Fayette, KY area earned a median of $123,510 in May 2025 (1,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $108,118, 12% 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
Sitektoo few7
Amazontoo few2
Computechtoo few2
TechVue ITtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $100,908 14
Senior · Level III $125,400 11
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$91,562$100,90814
Senior · Level III$108,118$125,40011

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.