The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians 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 $47,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,510 | 5.58% | 33.76% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 11.06% | - |
| 2020 | $32,340 | 1.73% | - |
| 2019 | $31,780 | 4.22% | - |
| 2018 | $30,440 | 1.02% | - |
| 2017 | $30,130 | -0.30% | - |
| 2016 | $30,220 | 4.27% | - |
| 2015 | $28,930 | 1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $28,470 | 4.18% | - |
| 2013 | $27,280 | 6.49% | - |
| 2012 | $25,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,510, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for pharmacy technicians in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $36,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Lexington-Fayette is 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |