The annual salary statistics of health educators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health educators 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 | $48,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators 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 $73,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health educators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,070 | -6.35% | 40.11% |
| 2021 | $61,760 | 6.33% | - |
| 2020 | $57,850 | 0.41% | - |
| 2019 | $57,610 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $56,350 | 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $54,580 | 5.39% | - |
| 2016 | $51,640 | 8.87% | - |
| 2015 | $47,060 | -0.36% | - |
| 2014 | $47,230 | 18.31% | - |
| 2013 | $38,580 | 9.85% | - |
| 2012 | $34,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,070 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for health educators in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of health educators in Lexington-Fayette is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 43.1 percent (43.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |