The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineering technicians 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 | $30,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians 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 $64,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,590 | -0.53% | 7.19% |
| 2021 | $47,840 | -1.23% | - |
| 2020 | $48,430 | 6.96% | - |
| 2019 | $45,060 | -4.35% | - |
| 2018 | $47,020 | 7.00% | - |
| 2017 | $43,730 | -3.89% | - |
| 2016 | $45,430 | 2.69% | - |
| 2015 | $44,210 | -10.25% | - |
| 2014 | $48,740 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $47,310 | 6.64% | - |
| 2012 | $44,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,590, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for civil engineering technicians in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $49,700). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Lexington-Fayette is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |