The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $38,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $106,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,530 | -3.35% | 24.47% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 33.38% | - |
| 2020 | $51,320 | -16.29% | - |
| 2019 | $59,680 | -0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $59,730 | -8.14% | - |
| 2017 | $64,590 | -5.43% | - |
| 2016 | $68,100 | 12.09% | - |
| 2015 | $59,870 | 16.29% | - |
| 2014 | $50,120 | -11.99% | - |
| 2013 | $56,130 | -0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $56,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,530 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |