The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 | $18,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 $45,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,730 | 8.49% | 33.15% |
| 2021 | $29,950 | -4.31% | - |
| 2020 | $31,240 | 1.82% | - |
| 2019 | $30,670 | -1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $31,090 | 10.97% | - |
| 2017 | $27,680 | 4.91% | - |
| 2016 | $26,320 | -6.04% | - |
| 2015 | $27,910 | -0.72% | - |
| 2014 | $28,110 | 11.28% | - |
| 2013 | $24,940 | 12.27% | - |
| 2012 | $21,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,730, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $34,570). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Lexington-Fayette is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |