The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of financial analysts 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 | $50,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $128,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,100 | -0.52% | 24.02% |
| 2021 | $77,500 | 19.19% | - |
| 2018 | $62,630 | 2.57% | - |
| 2017 | $61,020 | 0.31% | - |
| 2016 | $60,830 | 5.57% | - |
| 2015 | $57,440 | 7.50% | - |
| 2014 | $53,130 | 8.11% | - |
| 2013 | $48,820 | -19.99% | - |
| 2012 | $58,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,100 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Lexington-Fayette is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |