The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists 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 | $37,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $100,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,960 | 0.32% | 21.53% |
| 2021 | $59,770 | 6.27% | - |
| 2020 | $56,020 | 1.14% | - |
| 2019 | $55,380 | 4.55% | - |
| 2018 | $52,860 | 4.92% | - |
| 2017 | $50,260 | 1.73% | - |
| 2016 | $49,390 | 0.16% | - |
| 2015 | $49,310 | 2.47% | - |
| 2014 | $48,090 | -5.26% | - |
| 2013 | $50,620 | 7.05% | - |
| 2012 | $47,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,960 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Lexington-Fayette is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Elizabethtown and 20.2 percent (20.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |