The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $66,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $172,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $172,730. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $99,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $172,730 | -0.75% | 7.54% |
| 2018 | $174,020 | 1.65% | - |
| 2017 | $171,140 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $170,420 | 2.75% | - |
| 2015 | $165,740 | -0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $165,810 | -3.81% | - |
| 2013 | $172,120 | 7.22% | - |
| 2012 | $159,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $172,730, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for chief executives in state of Kentucky, followed by Elizabethtown (median annual salary $159,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of chief executives in Lexington-Fayette is 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |