The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $25,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $49,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,890 | 1.00% | 17.64% |
| 2021 | $35,530 | 0.31% | - |
| 2020 | $35,420 | 5.31% | - |
| 2019 | $33,540 | -0.36% | - |
| 2018 | $33,660 | 1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $33,270 | 2.77% | - |
| 2016 | $32,350 | 3.86% | - |
| 2015 | $31,100 | 3.44% | - |
| 2014 | $30,030 | 1.00% | - |
| 2013 | $29,730 | 0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $29,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,890 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Lexington-Fayette is 45.2 percent (45.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 30.5 percent (30.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |