The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 | $28,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 $53,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,240 | 5.59% | 20.20% |
| 2021 | $37,990 | -3.05% | - |
| 2020 | $39,150 | 4.52% | - |
| 2019 | $37,380 | 3.80% | - |
| 2018 | $35,960 | 2.78% | - |
| 2017 | $34,960 | 0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $34,820 | 2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $33,960 | 1.47% | - |
| 2014 | $33,460 | 2.99% | - |
| 2013 | $32,460 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $32,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,240, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $41,110). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lexington-Fayette is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |