The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician 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 | $78,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $110,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician 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 $133,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $110,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $110,550 | 6.30% | 17.31% |
| 2021 | $103,590 | 0.05% | - |
| 2020 | $103,540 | 6.59% | - |
| 2019 | $96,720 | 4.99% | - |
| 2018 | $91,890 | 3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $88,610 | -4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $92,320 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $91,600 | -14.79% | - |
| 2014 | $105,150 | 8.24% | - |
| 2013 | $96,490 | 5.26% | - |
| 2012 | $91,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $110,550 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |