The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists 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 | $83,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $152,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $129,620 | 6.60% | 11.66% |
| 2021 | $121,070 | 2.87% | - |
| 2020 | $117,590 | 1.57% | - |
| 2019 | $115,740 | 1.51% | - |
| 2018 | $113,990 | -0.29% | - |
| 2017 | $114,320 | -1.22% | - |
| 2016 | $115,720 | -2.87% | - |
| 2015 | $119,040 | 1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $117,520 | -0.71% | - |
| 2013 | $118,350 | 3.24% | - |
| 2012 | $114,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,620 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Lexington-Fayette is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |