The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 | $34,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 $166,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $91,810 | 17.34% | 29.83% |
| 2019 | $75,890 | -4.27% | - |
| 2018 | $79,130 | 20.90% | - |
| 2017 | $62,590 | -14.41% | - |
| 2016 | $71,610 | -5.07% | - |
| 2015 | $75,240 | 21.65% | - |
| 2014 | $58,950 | -5.24% | - |
| 2013 | $62,040 | -3.84% | - |
| 2012 | $64,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,810, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $86,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Lexington-Fayette is 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |