The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications software developers 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 | $52,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers 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 $144,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $82,730 | 10.04% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | $74,420 | 0.11% | - |
| 2016 | $74,340 | 6.91% | - |
| 2015 | $69,200 | -1.68% | - |
| 2014 | $70,360 | 0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $69,730 | -14.11% | - |
| 2012 | $79,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,730 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Lexington-Fayette is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |