The annual salary statistics of chemists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists 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 | $48,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $107,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,250 | 2.77% | 17.58% |
| 2021 | $79,000 | 4.43% | - |
| 2020 | $75,500 | -4.91% | - |
| 2019 | $79,210 | 3.03% | - |
| 2018 | $76,810 | 16.79% | - |
| 2017 | $63,910 | -0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $64,330 | 0.09% | - |
| 2015 | $64,270 | -8.53% | - |
| 2014 | $69,750 | 15.64% | - |
| 2013 | $58,840 | -13.82% | - |
| 2012 | $66,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,250, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $82,070). Compared with West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of chemists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |