Broadcast Technicians Salary — Lexington, Kentucky

The average Broadcast Technicians in Lexington, Kentucky earns $47,440 a year.

$47,440 / year, mean
↓ 33.0% 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 well below the national average for broadcast technicians — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.8%
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.

Philadelphia $101,650 New York $97,370 San Francisco $93,000 Chicago $84,530 Miami $78,770 Pittsburgh $77,890 Buffalo $77,780 Sacramento $71,390 Riverside $70,720 Allentown $70,160 Baltimore $69,970 Seattle $68,310 San Diego $67,600 Dallas $66,130 Orlando $65,050 Austin $64,960 Harrisburg $62,460 Lansing $61,920 Rochester $61,290 Scranton $60,720 Fort Myers $58,780 Fresno $58,770 Tampa $58,610 Houston $57,970 Portland $57,360 Detroit $57,250 Albany $56,820 Virginia Beach $55,640 Syracuse $54,830 Grand Rapids $54,580 Spokane $54,510 Jacksonville $52,890 Indianapolis $52,280 San Antonio $50,960 Richmond $50,430 El Paso $48,500 Lexington $47,440 Peoria $46,620 Eugene $45,810 Bloomington $45,680 Fort Wayne $45,450 South Bend $43,220 Louisville $42,300
CityMean salaryvs. Lexington
Albany, New York$56,820+19.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$70,160+47.9%
Austin, Texas$64,960+36.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$69,970+47.5%
Bloomington, Indiana$45,680-3.7%
Buffalo, New York$77,780+64.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$58,780+23.9%
Chicago, Illinois$84,530+78.2%
Dallas, Texas$66,130+39.4%
Detroit, Michigan$57,250+20.7%
El Paso, Texas$48,500+2.2%
Eugene, Oregon$45,810-3.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$45,450-4.2%
Fresno, California$58,770+23.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$54,580+15.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$62,460+31.7%
Houston, Texas$57,970+22.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$52,280+10.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,890+11.5%
Lansing, Michigan$61,920+30.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$42,300-10.8%
Miami, Florida$78,770+66.0%
New York, New York$97,370+105.2%
Orlando, Florida$65,050+37.1%
Peoria, Illinois$46,620-1.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$101,650+114.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$77,890+64.2%
Portland, Oregon$57,360+20.9%
Richmond, Virginia$50,430+6.3%
Riverside, California$70,720+49.1%
Rochester, New York$61,290+29.2%
Sacramento, California$71,390+50.5%
San Antonio, Texas$50,960+7.4%
San Diego, California$67,600+42.5%
San Francisco, California$93,000+96.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$60,720+28.0%
Seattle, Washington$68,310+44.0%
South Bend, Indiana$43,220-8.9%
Spokane, Washington$54,510+14.9%
Syracuse, New York$54,830+15.6%
Tampa, Florida$58,610+23.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$55,640+17.3%
Gross salary
47,440/yr
Estimated take-home
37,451/yr
Est. total withheld
21.1%

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 27-4012 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