The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers 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 | $59,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $125,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,920 | 7.55% | 29.99% |
| 2021 | $77,580 | -0.23% | - |
| 2020 | $77,760 | 0.03% | - |
| 2019 | $77,740 | 2.14% | - |
| 2018 | $76,080 | -4.81% | - |
| 2017 | $79,740 | 1.18% | - |
| 2016 | $78,800 | -0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $79,210 | 4.66% | - |
| 2014 | $75,520 | 1.09% | - |
| 2013 | $74,700 | 21.35% | - |
| 2012 | $58,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,920 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Lexington-Fayette is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |