The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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 | $32,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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 $79,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,310 | -8.84% | 10.83% |
| 2021 | $61,290 | 7.51% | - |
| 2020 | $56,690 | 3.40% | - |
| 2019 | $54,760 | 7.67% | - |
| 2018 | $50,560 | 0.69% | - |
| 2017 | $50,210 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $50,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,310, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of Kentucky, followed by Elizabethtown (median annual salary $54,720). In comparison, the median annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.8 percent (2.8%) higher than that in Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |