The annual salary statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surveying and mapping technicians 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 | $34,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveying and mapping technicians 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 $62,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveying and mapping technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,620 | 6.79% | 23.36% |
| 2021 | $40,660 | 10.77% | - |
| 2020 | $36,280 | 3.47% | - |
| 2019 | $35,020 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $35,020 | -0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $35,040 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $34,560 | 2.17% | - |
| 2015 | $33,810 | -6.06% | - |
| 2014 | $35,860 | 11.77% | - |
| 2013 | $31,640 | -5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $33,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,620 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for surveying and mapping technicians in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of surveying and mapping technicians in Lexington-Fayette is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bowling Green.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |