The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of printing press operators 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 | $28,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $56,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,020 | -0.94% | -14.69% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | -0.66% | - |
| 2020 | $36,600 | 14.15% | - |
| 2019 | $31,420 | -1.88% | - |
| 2018 | $32,010 | 9.72% | - |
| 2017 | $28,900 | -20.31% | - |
| 2016 | $34,770 | -1.38% | - |
| 2015 | $35,250 | -16.48% | - |
| 2014 | $41,060 | -0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $41,310 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $41,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,020 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Lexington-Fayette is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 41.6 percent (41.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |