The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nursing assistants 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 | $22,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $35,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $28,220 | 2.91% | 18.32% |
| 2017 | $27,400 | 4.45% | - |
| 2016 | $26,180 | -1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $26,490 | 4.72% | - |
| 2014 | $25,240 | 2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $24,510 | 5.96% | - |
| 2012 | $23,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,220, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for nursing assistants in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $28,730). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of nursing assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |