Digest...
Ads get all sorts of additional bells and whistles including star ratings, text boxes with linking buttons, site links and local listings. This serves to increase the space these ads occupy above the hold, pushing down competitor results and organic listings.
Average click through rates for Google AdWords ads for each position from one (top of first page) to nine are listed in the table below:
-- > Position 1: CTR 7.11%
-- > Position 2: CTR 3.01%
-- > Position 3: CTR 2.19%
-- > Position 4: CTR 2.15%
-- > Position 5: CTR 1.61%
-- > Position 6: CTR 1.04%
-- > Position 7: CTR 0.89%
-- > Position 8: CTR 0.75%
-- > Position 9: CTR 0.55%
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Bear in mind that mobile has overtaken desktop, and the first 4 search results on that tiny screen are paid.
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