The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy aides 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 | $24,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides 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 $35,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,830 | 6.71% | 34.61% |
| 2021 | $28,760 | 17.00% | - |
| 2018 | $23,870 | 5.49% | - |
| 2017 | $22,560 | 10.64% | - |
| 2016 | $20,160 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,830, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for pharmacy aides in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $31,630). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of pharmacy aides in Lexington-Fayette is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville |