The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers 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 | $50,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $128,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,060 | -0.58% | 7.26% |
| 2021 | $78,510 | -3.27% | - |
| 2020 | $81,080 | 2.15% | - |
| 2019 | $79,340 | 1.60% | - |
| 2018 | $78,070 | 4.50% | - |
| 2017 | $74,560 | -0.89% | - |
| 2016 | $75,220 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $72,520 | -1.89% | - |
| 2014 | $73,890 | 4.26% | - |
| 2013 | $70,740 | -2.33% | - |
| 2012 | $72,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,060 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Lexington-Fayette is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bowling Green.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |