The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher 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 | $21,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $46,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $32,260 | 0.59% | 4.12% |
| 2017 | $32,070 | -2.90% | - |
| 2016 | $33,000 | 2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $32,300 | 2.23% | - |
| 2014 | $31,580 | 3.04% | - |
| 2013 | $30,620 | -1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $30,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,260, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $29,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of teacher assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |