The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of industrial machinery mechanics 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 | $40,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics 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 $77,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,540 | -21.70% | 24.16% |
| 2021 | $76,110 | 11.82% | - |
| 2020 | $67,110 | 3.92% | - |
| 2019 | $64,480 | 6.27% | - |
| 2018 | $60,440 | 0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $59,950 | 10.26% | - |
| 2016 | $53,800 | -13.55% | - |
| 2015 | $61,090 | 4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $58,090 | -0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $58,290 | 18.63% | - |
| 2012 | $47,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,540, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for industrial machinery mechanics in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $65,080). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Lexington-Fayette is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |