The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance 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 | $23,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance 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 $44,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,600 | -5.18% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $29,030 | -9.92% | - |
| 2020 | $31,910 | 1.54% | - |
| 2019 | $31,420 | 3.31% | - |
| 2018 | $30,380 | -4.64% | - |
| 2017 | $31,790 | 9.28% | - |
| 2016 | $28,840 | 2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $28,000 | 2.71% | - |
| 2014 | $27,240 | -1.36% | - |
| 2013 | $27,610 | 1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $27,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,600, Lexington-Fayette is the lowest paying city for highway maintenance workers in state of Kentucky, following city of Evansville (median annual salary of $42,700). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Lexington-Fayette is about 35.4 percent (35.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |