How much do Physician Assistants make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $52,010 and the 90th percentile is $187,220. The difference is $135,210, which is 120.5% 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 $103,180 to the 75th at $137,890, covers $34,710.

The mean annual wage is $118,940, which sits above the median of $112,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,822, which is 11.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Kentucky median of $120,760.

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 $112,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $120,822 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physician Assistants. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 17th of 21 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 $128,520 and employment of 920. That median is 14.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,759, against $120,822 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $130,830 and employment of 380. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,566, against $120,822 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 102 miles away, with a median of $125,690 and employment of 210. That median is 12% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,148, against $120,822 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Lexington-Fayette, KY (300 of 286,910). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.