Nurse market brief · Lexington, KY
Nurse Jobs in Lexington, KY
1,010 nurse openings are live in the Lexington, KY area from 107 employers, led by LiquidAgents Healthcare, StaffDNA, and Prime Staffing NYC. The middle half of posted salaries runs $88,556–$119,439 a year (median $104,000), from the 67% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 1,010
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the Lexington market.
Companies hiring
- 107
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $104,000
- 67% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 38%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
1,010
Hiring employers
107
Salary coverage
67%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
562
50 companies · $102,370 median
Established employers
202
25 companies
Top of market
55
9 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$88,556
P50
$104,000
P75
$119,439
P90
$138,788
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in Lexington
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in Lexington, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 1,010 live roles tracked in this market.
- 107 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in Lexington
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
1,010 nurse openings across 107 employers establish the current Lexington opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
LiquidAgents Healthcare is one of the most active visible employers, with 121 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the Lexington market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 107 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 1,010 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More nurse openings in Lexington
- RN-Med Surg, Travel · ADN Healthcare
- RN-Cath Lab, Travel · Prime Staffing NYC
- Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) ADN/BSN · BHS Baptist Healthcare System
- RN-PCU, Travel · Cynet Health
- Home Health Registered Nurse Case Manager · Humana
- RN-MS Tele, Travel · Cynet Health
- RN-Emergency Department (ER/ED), Travel · Prime Staffing NYC
- RN-PCU/Step Down, Travel · Prime Staffing NYC
- RN-Cath Lab, Travel · Cynet Health
- RN-TELE, Travel · StaffDNA
- RN-ER, Travel · LiquidAgents Healthcare
- RN-TELE, Travel · LiquidAgents Healthcare
- RN-ED - Emergency Department, Travel · ADN Healthcare
- RN-Med Surg, Travel · Prime Staffing NYC
- RN-OR, Travel · GetMed Staffing Inc
- RN-PCU, Travel · Cynet Health
Nurse jobs in Lexington: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many nurse jobs are open in Lexington?
Metaintro tracks 1,010 live nurse openings from 107 employers in the Lexington, KY area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in Lexington pay?
The median posted salary is $104,000 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $88,556 to $119,439. Based on the 67% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in Lexington?
LiquidAgents Healthcare, StaffDNA, Prime Staffing NYC, and Cynet Health have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 107 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Lexington market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
Turn the Lexington nurse market into your next move.
Use live demand, employer, level, and compensation signals to focus your nurse search where the market is active now.
- MatchCompare live roles against your current evidence.
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