The annual salary statistics of database administrators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of database administrators 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 | $43,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators 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 $94,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $65,800 | -2.29% | 17.54% |
| 2017 | $67,310 | 11.13% | - |
| 2016 | $59,820 | 4.80% | - |
| 2015 | $56,950 | 7.87% | - |
| 2014 | $52,470 | -8.08% | - |
| 2013 | $56,710 | 4.32% | - |
| 2012 | $54,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,800 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for database administrators in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of database administrators in Lexington-Fayette is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 44.5 percent (44.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |