The annual salary statistics of automotive body and related repairers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of automotive body and related repairers 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 | $34,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive body and related repairers 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 $79,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive body and related repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,340 | 5.24% | 24.08% |
| 2021 | $47,700 | 0.90% | - |
| 2020 | $47,270 | 6.98% | - |
| 2019 | $43,970 | -3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $45,600 | -2.59% | - |
| 2017 | $46,780 | -1.03% | - |
| 2016 | $47,260 | 1.76% | - |
| 2015 | $46,430 | 4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $44,410 | 5.02% | - |
| 2013 | $42,180 | 9.39% | - |
| 2012 | $38,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,340, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for automotive body and related repairers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $45,990). In comparison, the median annual salary of automotive body and related repairers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |