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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in Lexington, KY

The median clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $59,710 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,981 a month.

10th percentile
$38,900
25th percentile
$40,930
Median percentile
$59,710
75th percentile
$75,020
90th percentile
$87,530

Based on 980 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$47,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,710
Federal income tax−$4,985
Social Security + Medicare−$4,568
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,388
Monthly take-home$3,981
Every two weeks$1,837

Does it go far here?

$64,281Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

All clinical laboratory technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky