SOC 11-9081 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Lodging Managers make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lodging Managers in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $61,100. The 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $97,820. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$61,100
- 10th percentile
- $39,420
- 25th percentile
- $49,210
- Median
- $61,100
- 75th percentile
- $84,610
- 90th percentile
- $97,820
- Mean
- $67,750
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Lodging Managers, the published 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $97,820. The difference is $58,400, which is 95.6% 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 $49,210 to the 75th at $84,610, covers $35,400.
The mean annual wage is $67,750, which sits above the median of $61,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $69,250 for Lodging Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,777, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.8% higher than the Kentucky median of $59,440.
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 $61,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lodging Managers at $65,777 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lodging Managers. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 5th of 10 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 $57,430 and employment of 260. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,218, against $65,777 here.
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $66,910. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,889, against $65,777 here.
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 102 miles away, with a median of $59,940 and employment of 30. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,789, against $65,777 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY · Lodging Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Lodging Managers make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lodging Managers in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $61,100. The 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $97,820.
How does that compare with the national median for Lodging Managers?
The local median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $69,250.
What is Lodging Managers 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 $61,100 is $65,777. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lexington-Fayette, KY compare with nearby metros for Lodging Managers?
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $57,430. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 5th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.