The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical 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 | $59,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $128,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,100 | 3.31% | 13.91% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | -8.28% | - |
| 2020 | $85,950 | 3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $82,960 | -5.68% | - |
| 2018 | $87,670 | 2.73% | - |
| 2017 | $85,280 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $83,510 | 9.97% | - |
| 2015 | $75,180 | 0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $74,730 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $73,870 | 4.32% | - |
| 2012 | $70,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,100, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $96,630). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of mechanical engineers in Lexington-Fayette is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |