The annual salary statistics of boilermakers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of boilermakers 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 | $52,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for boilermakers 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 $81,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of boilermakers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $70,000 | 13.07% | 47.17% |
| 2018 | $60,850 | -0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $61,340 | 12.15% | - |
| 2016 | $53,890 | 25.79% | - |
| 2015 | $39,990 | 7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $36,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,000, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for boilermakers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $89,800). Compared with West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of boilermakers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |