The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental science and protection technicians 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 | $27,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection technicians 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 $61,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $36,740 | -6.02% | -11.49% |
| 2017 | $38,950 | -6.88% | - |
| 2016 | $41,630 | 0.34% | - |
| 2015 | $41,490 | 3.95% | - |
| 2014 | $39,850 | -2.79% | - |
| 2012 | $40,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,740, Lexington-Fayette is the lowest paying city for environmental science and protection technicians in state of Kentucky, following city of Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $47,850). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in Lexington-Fayette is about 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |