The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transit and intercity bus drivers 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 | $22,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers 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 $47,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $40,050 | -14.26% | 10.34% |
| 2017 | $45,760 | 43.01% | - |
| 2016 | $26,080 | -6.63% | - |
| 2015 | $27,810 | 8.31% | - |
| 2014 | $25,500 | -18.55% | - |
| 2013 | $30,230 | -18.79% | - |
| 2012 | $35,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,050, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $41,940). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Lexington-Fayette is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |