How much do Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $83,370 and the 90th percentile is $133,220. The difference is $49,850, which is 47.1% 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 $83,380 to the 75th at $133,210, covers $49,830.

The mean annual wage is $108,520, which sits above the median of $105,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 0.3% lower than the national median of $106,220 for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,996, which is 7.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Kentucky median of $103,300.

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 $105,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers at $113,996 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Charleston, WV is 160 miles away, with a median of $84,450 and employment of 70. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,190, against $113,996 here.
• Beckley, WV is 179 miles away, with a median of $81,370 and employment of 140. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,080, against $113,996 here.