The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation workers 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 | $21,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $41,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,390 | 1.75% | 21.76% |
| 2021 | $22,980 | -2.74% | - |
| 2020 | $23,610 | 3.22% | - |
| 2019 | $22,850 | -5.73% | - |
| 2018 | $24,160 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $23,700 | 1.86% | - |
| 2016 | $23,260 | 6.88% | - |
| 2015 | $21,660 | 7.16% | - |
| 2014 | $20,110 | 7.61% | - |
| 2013 | $18,580 | 1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $18,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,390 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Lexington-Fayette is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |