SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $57,760. The 10th percentile is $35,080 and the 90th percentile is $178,430. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$57,760

10th percentile
$35,080
25th percentile
$36,470
Median
$57,760
75th percentile
$99,230
90th percentile
$178,430
Mean
$81,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $35,080 and the 90th percentile is $178,430. The difference is $143,350, which is 248.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,470 to the 75th at $99,230, covers $62,760.

The mean annual wage is $81,960, which sits above the median of $57,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,182, which is 19.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.6% higher than the Kentucky median of $52,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 92.889, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $62,182 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 3rd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 120 miles away, with a median of $49,730 and employment of 60. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,650, against $62,182 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 148 miles away, with a median of $58,490 and employment of 410. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,121, against $62,182 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 155 miles away, with a median of $48,470 and employment of 100. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,770, against $62,182 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lexington-Fayette, KY (60 of 286,910). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $57,760. The 10th percentile is $35,080 and the 90th percentile is $178,430. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education pay in Lexington-Fayette, KY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 92.889, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $57,760 is $62,182. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lexington-Fayette, KY compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 120 miles away, at $49,730. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.