The annual salary statistics of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of news analysts, reporters, and journalists 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 | $28,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for news analysts, reporters, and journalists 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 $84,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of news analysts, reporters, and journalists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,930 | -7.95% | -4.25% |
| 2021 | $48,500 | -3.24% | - |
| 2020 | $50,070 | 6.45% | - |
| 2019 | $46,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,930, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $53,990). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Lexington-Fayette is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |