The annual salary statistics of food service managers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food service managers in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food service managers 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 $75,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food service managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $44,300 | 1.90% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | $43,460 | -9.00% | - |
| 2017 | $47,370 | -3.59% | - |
| 2016 | $49,070 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $48,150 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $46,480 | 0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $46,300 | 5.83% | - |
| 2012 | $43,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,300 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for food service managers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of food service managers in Lexington-Fayette is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |