The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary vocational education teachers 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 | $30,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers 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 $63,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,850 | -26.10% | -40.18% |
| 2021 | $47,730 | 0.88% | - |
| 2020 | $47,310 | -3.74% | - |
| 2019 | $49,080 | 5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $46,530 | -1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $47,140 | -13.60% | - |
| 2016 | $53,550 | -6.33% | - |
| 2015 | $56,940 | -3.07% | - |
| 2014 | $58,690 | 6.19% | - |
| 2013 | $55,060 | 3.63% | - |
| 2012 | $53,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,850 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Lexington-Fayette is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro |