The annual salary statistics of electricians in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electricians 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 | $35,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians 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 $71,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,600 | 2.32% | 15.00% |
| 2021 | $48,450 | -2.23% | - |
| 2020 | $49,530 | -0.04% | - |
| 2019 | $49,550 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $47,020 | 3.70% | - |
| 2017 | $45,280 | 5.92% | - |
| 2016 | $42,600 | 6.60% | - |
| 2015 | $39,790 | -7.74% | - |
| 2014 | $42,870 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $41,480 | -1.64% | - |
| 2012 | $42,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,600 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Lexington-Fayette is 31.6 percent (31.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 5.7 percent (5.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |