The annual salary statistics of editors in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of editors 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 | $24,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $175,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,770 | 2.34% | 33.61% |
| 2021 | $52,510 | -0.42% | - |
| 2020 | $52,730 | -10.89% | - |
| 2019 | $58,470 | 3.39% | - |
| 2018 | $56,490 | 6.99% | - |
| 2017 | $52,540 | 3.54% | - |
| 2016 | $50,680 | 9.63% | - |
| 2015 | $45,800 | 6.18% | - |
| 2014 | $42,970 | 5.79% | - |
| 2013 | $40,480 | 11.81% | - |
| 2012 | $35,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,770, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for editors in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $53,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of editors in Lexington-Fayette is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| 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 |