The annual salary statistics of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 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 | $42,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 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 $145,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,240 | 17.61% | 21.25% |
| 2021 | $61,990 | -6.07% | - |
| 2020 | $65,750 | 0.67% | - |
| 2019 | $65,310 | -8.56% | - |
| 2018 | $70,900 | 3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $68,470 | 4.98% | - |
| 2016 | $65,060 | 18.57% | - |
| 2015 | $52,980 | 6.72% | - |
| 2014 | $49,420 | 1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $48,790 | -21.44% | - |
| 2012 | $59,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,240, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $79,350). Compared with East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Lexington-Fayette is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville |