The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials 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 | $72,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials 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 $124,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,590 | -16.80% | 27.06% |
| 2021 | $95,300 | -1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $96,820 | 9.62% | - |
| 2019 | $87,510 | 17.20% | - |
| 2018 | $72,460 | 17.87% | - |
| 2012 | $59,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,590, Lexington-Fayette is the lowest paying city for materials engineers in state of Kentucky, following city of West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $133,910). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Lexington-Fayette is about 39.1 percent (39.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |