The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $53,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $104,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,250 | 31.42% | 33.72% |
| 2016 | $57,780 | 9.59% | - |
| 2014 | $52,240 | 6.22% | - |
| 2013 | $48,990 | -13.98% | - |
| 2012 | $55,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,250, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $88,660). Compared with West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Lexington-Fayette is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |