Registered Nurses pay in Lexington-Fayette
$86,050avg. a year
$41.37 an hour · 8,070 employed
Registered Nurses in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area earn an average of $86,050 a year. That is about the same as the Kentucky average of $86,140. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$79,040Median pay
$41.37Average hourly
-0%vs. Kentucky average
8,070Jobs in this metro
Other Kentucky metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Kentucky metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
118,180 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$90,190
$43.36 an hour
228,520 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$89,940
$43.24 an hour
35,580 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$87,960
$42.29 an hour
41,720 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$84,050
$40.41 an hour
51,870 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$83,650
$40.22 an hour
6870 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$83,380
$40.09 an hour
71,670 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$82,520
$39.67 an hour
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How Lexington-Fayette compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Lexington-Fayette
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $270,250 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $127,400 |
| Pharmacists | $136,080 |
| Physical Therapists | $95,920 |
| Dental Hygienists | $80,810 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $87,310 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Lexington-Fayette?
The average is $86,050 a year, and the median is $79,040. About 8,070 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is about the same as the Kentucky average of $86,140.
Is this job common in Lexington-Fayette?
It makes up 28.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.29 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 30460). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.