The annual salary statistics of new accounts clerks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of new accounts clerks 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 | $37,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for new accounts clerks 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 $47,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of new accounts clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,790 | 4.90% | 13.66% |
| 2021 | $36,890 | -9.00% | - |
| 2020 | $40,210 | -9.43% | - |
| 2017 | $44,000 | 6.02% | - |
| 2016 | $41,350 | 16.81% | - |
| 2013 | $34,400 | 2.65% | - |
| 2012 | $33,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,790, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for new accounts clerks in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $39,840). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of new accounts clerks in Lexington-Fayette is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |