Biological Technicians Salary — Lexington, Kentucky

The average Biological Technicians in Lexington, Kentucky earns $57,890 a year.

$57,890 / year, mean
↓ 8.6% below national average 100th percentile in Kentucky

Lexington sits at the very top of the range for this role in Kentucky — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for biological technicians, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.1%
Cost of living 93 #127 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $327,671 #90 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,717 #103 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lexington ranks #127 for cost of living and #90 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $99,540 San Jose $78,870 Trenton $74,720 Los Angeles $71,110 Bloomington $70,010 San Diego $69,330 Sacramento $69,100 Vallejo $67,380 Santa Cruz $66,730 Santa Maria $66,720 Indianapolis $66,500 Lafayette $66,490 Peoria $66,410 Tyler $65,760 Albany $65,700 Riverside $65,480 Bremerton $65,260 New York $65,190 Seattle $63,810 State College $63,180 Port St. Lucie $63,100 Salinas $63,090 Charlottesville $62,620 Philadelphia $62,530 Richmond $62,090 Oxnard $61,900 Harrisburg $60,710 Naples $60,520 Champaign $60,390 Syracuse $60,350 Chicago $58,970 Stockton $58,830 Lansing $58,740 Portland $58,630 Austin $58,230 Lexington $57,890 Roanoke $57,030 Salem $56,500 Yakima $56,310 Eugene $55,840 Baltimore $55,690 Olympia $55,490 Grand Rapids $55,460 Corvallis $55,350 Kennewick $55,340 San Antonio $55,340 Miami $55,330 Ithaca $54,950 Ann Arbor $54,880 Hagerstown $54,070 Fresno $53,800 Houston $53,740 Scranton $53,700 Jacksonville $53,180 Gainesville $52,660 Allentown $52,330 Tampa $52,190 Mount Vernon $51,900 Sarasota $51,670 Blacksburg $51,550 Rochester $51,440 Pittsburgh $51,150 Bellingham $50,580 Utica $50,540 Medford $50,170 Louisville $50,120 Virginia Beach $50,110 Dallas $50,060 Fort Myers $49,830 Reading $49,820 Lubbock $49,250 Orlando $48,800 McAllen $48,750 Palm Bay $48,630 Detroit $48,600 Kingston $47,880 Visalia $43,920 Pensacola $43,830 Lakeland $42,390 Brownsville $41,330 College Station $40,100
CityMean salaryvs. Lexington
Albany, New York$65,700+13.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$52,330-9.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$54,880-5.2%
Austin, Texas$58,230+0.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$55,690-3.8%
Bellingham, Washington$50,580-12.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$51,550-11.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$70,010+20.9%
Bremerton, Washington$65,260+12.7%
Brownsville, Texas$41,330-28.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$49,830-13.9%
Champaign, Illinois$60,390+4.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$62,620+8.2%
Chicago, Illinois$58,970+1.9%
College Station, Texas$40,100-30.7%
Corvallis, Oregon$55,350-4.4%
Dallas, Texas$50,060-13.5%
Detroit, Michigan$48,600-16.0%
Eugene, Oregon$55,840-3.5%
Fresno, California$53,800-7.1%
Gainesville, Florida$52,660-9.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$55,460-4.2%
Hagerstown, Maryland$54,070-6.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$60,710+4.9%
Houston, Texas$53,740-7.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$66,500+14.9%
Ithaca, New York$54,950-5.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$53,180-8.1%
Kennewick, Washington$55,340-4.4%
Kingston, New York$47,880-17.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$66,490+14.9%
Lakeland, Florida$42,390-26.8%
Lansing, Michigan$58,740+1.5%
Los Angeles, California$71,110+22.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,120-13.4%
Lubbock, Texas$49,250-14.9%
McAllen, Texas$48,750-15.8%
Medford, Oregon$50,170-13.3%
Miami, Florida$55,330-4.4%
Mount Vernon, Washington$51,900-10.3%
Naples, Florida$60,520+4.5%
New York, New York$65,190+12.6%
Sarasota, Florida$51,670-10.7%
Olympia, Washington$55,490-4.1%
Orlando, Florida$48,800-15.7%
Oxnard, California$61,900+6.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$48,630-16.0%
Pensacola, Florida$43,830-24.3%
Peoria, Illinois$66,410+14.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$62,530+8.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$51,150-11.6%
Portland, Oregon$58,630+1.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$63,100+9.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$49,820-13.9%
Richmond, Virginia$62,090+7.3%
Riverside, California$65,480+13.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$57,030-1.5%
Rochester, New York$51,440-11.1%
Sacramento, California$69,100+19.4%
Salem, Oregon$56,500-2.4%
Salinas, California$63,090+9.0%
San Antonio, Texas$55,340-4.4%
San Diego, California$69,330+19.8%
San Francisco, California$99,540+71.9%
San Jose, California$78,870+36.2%
Santa Cruz, California$66,730+15.3%
Santa Maria, California$66,720+15.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$53,700-7.2%
Seattle, Washington$63,810+10.2%
State College, Pennsylvania$63,180+9.1%
Stockton, California$58,830+1.6%
Syracuse, New York$60,350+4.2%
Tampa, Florida$52,190-9.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$74,720+29.1%
Tyler, Texas$65,760+13.6%
Utica, New York$50,540-12.7%
Vallejo, California$67,380+16.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$50,110-13.4%
Visalia, California$43,920-24.1%
Yakima, Washington$56,310-2.7%
Gross salary
57,890/yr
Estimated take-home
45,194/yr
Est. total withheld
21.9%

Single filer, federal + Kentucky state tax + FICA, 2026 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-4021 SOC code
Official area Lexington-Fayette, KY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 30460 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
Metro also includes
Fayette
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
517,378