The annual salary statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 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 | $27,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 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 $50,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,860 | -0.11% | 18.91% |
| 2021 | $35,900 | -7.97% | - |
| 2020 | $38,760 | 3.30% | - |
| 2019 | $37,480 | 9.04% | - |
| 2018 | $34,090 | 12.82% | - |
| 2017 | $29,720 | 3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $28,640 | 5.17% | - |
| 2015 | $27,160 | -9.06% | - |
| 2014 | $29,620 | 3.00% | - |
| 2013 | $28,730 | -1.22% | - |
| 2012 | $29,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,860 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Lexington-Fayette is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |