How much do Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, the published 10th percentile is $47,140 and the 90th percentile is $123,030. The difference is $75,890, which is 96.3% 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 $66,400 to the 75th at $101,910, covers $35,510.

The mean annual wage is $85,510, which sits above the median of $78,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 24.4% lower than the national median of $104,300 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,832, which is 18.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the Kentucky median of $79,100.

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 $78,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers at $84,832 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 9th of 11 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 $87,940 and employment of 920. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,209, against $84,832 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $79,040. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,922, against $84,832 here.
• Elizabethtown, KY is 85 miles away, with a median of $65,710 and employment of 40. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,550, against $84,832 here.