How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $56,620 and the 90th percentile is $100,990. The difference is $44,370, which is 43.9% 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 $64,880 to the 75th at $100,990, covers $36,110.

The mean annual wage is $90,840, which sits below the median of $100,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 24.1% higher than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,721, which is 33.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.5% higher than the Kentucky median of $79,830.

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 $100,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $108,721 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $82,110 and employment of 1,690. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,096, against $108,721 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $76,450 and employment of 430. That median is 24.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,139, against $108,721 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 143 miles away, with a median of $73,880 and employment of 150. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,811, against $108,721 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Lexington-Fayette, KY (290 of 286,910). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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.