SOC 17-3025 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Lexington, KY

The average salary for environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Lexington, Kentucky is $57,580 a year ($27.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,260: half of the 40 people in this job in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,866).

$57,580average per year

$27.68 / hourMedian $50,260Take-home ≈ $44,964

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Kentucky metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Lexington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,390 or more. The middle half of environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Lexington earn between $45,620 and $77,390.

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,580$4,798$27.68
Median$50,260$4,188$24.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,620$3,802$21.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,390$6,449$37.21

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Lexington

On the average salary of $57,580, a single filer in Lexington takes home about $44,964 a year, or $3,747 a month and $1,729 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).

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Is Lexington a good place for environmental engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lexington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $57,580 buys what about $61,988 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lexington ($48,620). A typical home costs $327,671, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Kentucky cities

Lexington ranks 1st of 2 Kentucky metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Kentucky

Highest-paying cities for environmental engineering technologists and technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($98,370).

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Lexington: questions

How much do environmental engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Lexington?

$27.68 an hour on average, and $24.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental engineering technologists and technicians salary in Lexington?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Lexington?

About $44,964 a year ($3,747 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,580. Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).

Do environmental engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Lexington than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,866).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3025; area Lexington-Fayette, KY (30460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.66, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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