The annual salary statistics of nurse anesthetists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nurse anesthetists 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 | $126,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $147,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $173,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $200,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $204,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse anesthetists 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 $204,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $173,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $126,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse anesthetists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $173,330 | 2.80% | 18.97% |
| 2019 | $168,480 | 7.63% | - |
| 2018 | $155,630 | -0.22% | - |
| 2017 | $155,980 | 1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $153,090 | 15.94% | - |
| 2015 | $128,680 | 0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $128,350 | -1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $130,150 | -7.91% | - |
| 2012 | $140,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $173,330, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for nurse anesthetists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $199,890). Compared with West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of nurse anesthetists in Lexington-Fayette is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown |