The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators 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 | $41,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators 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 $104,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,680 | 3.31% | 18.51% |
| 2021 | $61,570 | 7.00% | - |
| 2020 | $57,260 | -5.19% | - |
| 2019 | $60,230 | -0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $60,690 | 0.26% | - |
| 2017 | $60,530 | 3.14% | - |
| 2016 | $58,630 | 6.53% | - |
| 2015 | $54,800 | -1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $55,870 | 0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $55,750 | 6.92% | - |
| 2012 | $51,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,680, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for cost estimators in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $64,420). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of cost estimators in Lexington-Fayette is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |