The annual salary statistics of cartographers and photogrammetrists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cartographers and photogrammetrists 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 | $47,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cartographers and photogrammetrists 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 $80,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cartographers and photogrammetrists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $60,520 | 15.83% | 12.18% |
| 2015 | $50,940 | 4.61% | - |
| 2014 | $48,590 | -2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $49,920 | -6.47% | - |
| 2012 | $53,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,520, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for cartographers and photogrammetrists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $66,080). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of cartographers and photogrammetrists in Lexington-Fayette is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |