The annual salary statistics of agricultural and food science technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural and food science technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $32,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural and food science technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural and food science technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $47,250 | 4.72% | 16.28% |
| 2017 | $45,020 | 12.13% | - |
| 2016 | $39,560 | 7.03% | - |
| 2015 | $36,780 | 0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $36,460 | -8.50% | - |
| 2012 | $39,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,250, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $40,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of agricultural and food science technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |