The annual salary statistics of librarians in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians 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 | $37,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians 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 $86,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $58,470 | 4.05% | -0.46% |
| 2017 | $56,100 | -1.41% | - |
| 2016 | $56,890 | 3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $54,960 | -1.75% | - |
| 2014 | $55,920 | -3.90% | - |
| 2013 | $58,100 | -1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $58,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,470 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Lexington-Fayette is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville |