The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $60,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $132,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,130 | -11.95% | 9.03% |
| 2021 | $95,300 | 13.36% | - |
| 2020 | $82,570 | 0.82% | - |
| 2019 | $81,890 | -2.48% | - |
| 2018 | $83,920 | -4.43% | - |
| 2017 | $87,640 | -3.10% | - |
| 2016 | $90,360 | 7.57% | - |
| 2015 | $83,520 | 1.84% | - |
| 2014 | $81,980 | -2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $84,120 | 7.94% | - |
| 2012 | $77,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,130 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Lexington-Fayette is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |