The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,410.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $34.36. The median hourly salary is $14.85. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.36.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,880 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Lexington-Fayette is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Lexington-Fayette is higher than that of state of Kentucky and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Lexington-Fayette ($30,880) is .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in Kentucky ($30,740) and 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Kentucky |