The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $36,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $87,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,290 | 2.25% | 34.67% |
| 2021 | $48,180 | -1.18% | - |
| 2020 | $48,750 | 9.58% | - |
| 2019 | $44,080 | 3.09% | - |
| 2018 | $42,720 | 3.28% | - |
| 2017 | $41,320 | -6.27% | - |
| 2016 | $43,910 | 7.74% | - |
| 2015 | $40,510 | -1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $41,290 | 19.18% | - |
| 2013 | $33,370 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $32,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,290, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $51,630). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lexington-Fayette is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |