The annual salary statistics of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 | $28,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 $63,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,290 | -3.40% | 14.65% |
| 2021 | $39,590 | -1.04% | - |
| 2020 | $40,000 | 3.33% | - |
| 2019 | $38,670 | 6.41% | - |
| 2018 | $36,190 | -0.39% | - |
| 2017 | $36,330 | 5.09% | - |
| 2016 | $34,480 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $34,200 | 3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $33,160 | 1.33% | - |
| 2013 | $32,720 | 0.12% | - |
| 2012 | $32,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,290, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for automotive service technicians and mechanics in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $44,860). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Louisville-Jefferson County is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |