The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpenters 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 | $35,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $64,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,680 | 3.80% | 27.13% |
| 2021 | $47,790 | -11.76% | - |
| 2020 | $53,410 | 3.07% | - |
| 2019 | $51,770 | 2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $50,720 | 15.18% | - |
| 2017 | $43,020 | 11.83% | - |
| 2016 | $37,930 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $37,910 | 3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $36,710 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $36,420 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $36,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,680, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for carpenters in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $55,590). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of carpenters in Louisville-Jefferson County is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |