The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer hardware engineers 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 | $54,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers 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 $99,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,080 | 34.74% | 9.25% |
| 2021 | $58,790 | -13.13% | - |
| 2020 | $66,510 | -6.01% | - |
| 2019 | $70,510 | 5.36% | - |
| 2018 | $66,730 | -58.59% | - |
| 2017 | $105,830 | 37.66% | - |
| 2015 | $65,970 | -23.22% | - |
| 2014 | $81,290 | 1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $80,270 | -1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $81,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,080, Louisville-Jefferson County is the lowest paying city for computer hardware engineers in state of Kentucky, following city of Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $118,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County |