The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers 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 | $43,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers 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 $74,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,080 | -1.11% | 31.84% |
| 2021 | $61,760 | 7.08% | - |
| 2020 | $57,390 | 0.63% | - |
| 2019 | $57,030 | 1.21% | - |
| 2018 | $56,340 | 5.56% | - |
| 2017 | $53,210 | 6.30% | - |
| 2016 | $49,860 | 6.12% | - |
| 2015 | $46,810 | -0.58% | - |
| 2014 | $47,080 | 1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $46,170 | 9.83% | - |
| 2012 | $41,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,080, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $61,190). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Lexington-Fayette is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |