The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 | $50,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $173,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,220 | -3.32% | 11.81% |
| 2021 | $98,380 | 0.64% | - |
| 2020 | $97,750 | 3.36% | - |
| 2019 | $94,470 | -5.77% | - |
| 2018 | $99,920 | 24.33% | - |
| 2017 | $75,610 | 6.11% | - |
| 2016 | $70,990 | 2.51% | - |
| 2015 | $69,210 | -8.25% | - |
| 2014 | $74,920 | 1.88% | - |
| 2013 | $73,510 | -14.23% | - |
| 2012 | $83,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,220 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Lexington-Fayette is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |