The annual salary statistics of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 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 | $35,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 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 $72,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,450 | 6.51% | 18.06% |
| 2021 | $48,100 | 4.55% | - |
| 2020 | $45,910 | 0.98% | - |
| 2019 | $45,460 | 0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $45,430 | 3.76% | - |
| 2017 | $43,720 | 1.35% | - |
| 2016 | $43,130 | -1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $43,600 | 0.80% | - |
| 2014 | $43,250 | 0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $43,030 | 2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $42,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,450, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $50,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |