The annual salary statistics of editors in Bowling Green, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors in Bowling Green 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 | $18,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30,850 | 6.26% | 35.27% |
| 2020 | $28,920 | 10.34% | - |
| 2019 | $25,930 | -7.21% | - |
| 2018 | $27,800 | 16.19% | - |
| 2017 | $23,300 | 14.29% | - |
| 2016 | $19,970 | -7.81% | - |
| 2015 | $21,530 | 7.25% | - |
| 2012 | $19,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,850, Bowling Green is the lowest paying city for editors in state of Kentucky, following city of Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $53,770). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of editors in Bowling Green is about 42.6 percent (42.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |