SOC 29-1224 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Radiologists make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiologists in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $112,790. The 10th percentile is $66,240 and the 90th percentile is $145,130. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$112,790
- 10th percentile
- $66,240
- 25th percentile
- $73,790
- Median
- $112,790
- 75th percentile
- $145,130
- 90th percentile
- $145,130
- Mean
- $137,680
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Radiologists, the published 10th percentile is $66,240 and the 90th percentile is $145,130. The difference is $78,890, which is 69.9% 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 $73,790 to the 75th at $145,130, covers $71,340.
The mean annual wage is $137,680, which sits above the median of $112,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 73.2% lower than the national median of $420,860 for Radiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,424, which is 71.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 59.7% lower than the Kentucky median of $279,990.
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 $112,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Radiologists at $121,424 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 Radiologists. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 6th 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).).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $287,990 and employment of 290. That median is 155.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $301,971, against $121,424 here.
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $279,990. That median is 148.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $300,825, against $121,424 here.
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 102 miles away, with a median of $592,050 and employment of 60. That median is 424.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $669,573, against $121,424 here.
Employment share
Radiologists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Lexington-Fayette, KY (120 of 286,910). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (26,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.43 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY · Radiologists 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 Radiologists make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiologists in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $112,790. The 10th percentile is $66,240 and the 90th percentile is $145,130. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Radiologists?
The local median is 73.2% lower than the national median of $420,860.
What is Radiologists 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 $112,790 is $121,424. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lexington-Fayette, KY compare with nearby metros for Radiologists?
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $287,990. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.