The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of packers and packagers 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 | $26,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $43,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,690 | 9.61% | 39.65% |
| 2021 | $29,550 | 8.36% | - |
| 2020 | $27,080 | 6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $25,240 | -5.55% | - |
| 2018 | $26,640 | 10.51% | - |
| 2017 | $23,840 | 5.96% | - |
| 2016 | $22,420 | 10.44% | - |
| 2015 | $20,080 | -0.20% | - |
| 2014 | $20,120 | 3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $19,450 | -1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $19,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,690 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Lexington-Fayette is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |