The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social and human service 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 | $26,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service 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 $50,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,040 | -0.58% | 22.34% |
| 2021 | $36,250 | 16.50% | - |
| 2020 | $30,270 | 10.31% | - |
| 2019 | $27,150 | 4.42% | - |
| 2018 | $25,950 | -16.45% | - |
| 2017 | $30,220 | -9.50% | - |
| 2016 | $33,090 | -3.14% | - |
| 2015 | $34,130 | 7.30% | - |
| 2014 | $31,640 | 7.21% | - |
| 2013 | $29,360 | 4.67% | - |
| 2012 | $27,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,040, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $36,740). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |