How much do Library Assistants, Clerical make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Library Assistants, Clerical, the published 10th percentile is $28,170 and the 90th percentile is $44,930. The difference is $16,760, which is 48.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,320 to the 75th at $35,680, covers $3,360.

The mean annual wage is $34,650, which sits above the median of $34,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $36,910 for Library Assistants, Clerical. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,163, which is 0.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Kentucky median of $33,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 92.889, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Assistants, Clerical at $37,163 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Assistants, Clerical. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 5th of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $37,200 and employment of 1,200. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,006, against $37,163 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $34,320 and employment of 350. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,874, against $37,163 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 102 miles away, with a median of $28,980 and employment of 90. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,775, against $37,163 here.