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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary in Lexington, KY

The median diagnostic medical sonographers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $83,930 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,376 a month.

10th percentile
$46,670
25th percentile
$75,610
Median percentile
$83,930
75th percentile
$101,350
90th percentile
$105,390

Based on 120 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

$64,518 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,930
Federal income tax−$9,635
Social Security + Medicare−$6,421
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,357
Monthly take-home$5,376
Every two weeks$2,481

Does it go far here?

$90,355Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
21%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 diagnostic medical sonographers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky