The annual salary statistics of automotive body and related repairers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of automotive body and related repairers in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive body and related repairers 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 $78,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive body and related repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,990 | 3.74% | 28.81% |
| 2021 | $44,270 | 0.23% | - |
| 2020 | $44,170 | 1.92% | - |
| 2019 | $43,320 | 2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $42,440 | 4.01% | - |
| 2017 | $40,740 | 2.11% | - |
| 2016 | $39,880 | 3.96% | - |
| 2015 | $38,300 | 7.26% | - |
| 2014 | $35,520 | 18.72% | - |
| 2013 | $28,870 | -13.40% | - |
| 2012 | $32,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,990, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for automotive body and related repairers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $50,340). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of automotive body and related repairers in Lexington-Fayette is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |