The annual salary statistics of bakers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bakers 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 | $23,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers 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 $46,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,270 | 4.13% | 31.19% |
| 2021 | $29,020 | 16.75% | - |
| 2020 | $24,160 | 0.66% | - |
| 2019 | $24,000 | -1.79% | - |
| 2018 | $24,430 | -2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $24,930 | 0.16% | - |
| 2016 | $24,890 | -0.56% | - |
| 2015 | $25,030 | 7.83% | - |
| 2014 | $23,070 | 5.37% | - |
| 2013 | $21,830 | 4.58% | - |
| 2012 | $20,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,270 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown |