The annual salary statistics of construction managers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction managers 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 | $51,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction managers 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 $125,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $80,120 | -5.70% | 1.62% |
| 2018 | $84,690 | -3.18% | - |
| 2017 | $87,380 | 8.33% | - |
| 2016 | $80,100 | 3.28% | - |
| 2015 | $77,470 | 3.37% | - |
| 2014 | $74,860 | -8.51% | - |
| 2013 | $81,230 | 2.97% | - |
| 2012 | $78,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,120 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for construction managers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of construction managers in Lexington-Fayette is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |