The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners 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 | $74,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $128,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,070 | 3.11% | 14.41% |
| 2021 | $99,860 | 1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $98,270 | 4.09% | - |
| 2019 | $94,250 | -0.56% | - |
| 2018 | $94,780 | 1.58% | - |
| 2017 | $93,280 | 0.10% | - |
| 2016 | $93,190 | -3.32% | - |
| 2015 | $96,280 | 3.78% | - |
| 2014 | $92,640 | -0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $92,830 | 4.97% | - |
| 2012 | $88,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,070 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Lexington-Fayette is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |