The annual salary statistics of other drafters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other drafters 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 | $36,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other drafters 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 $57,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,710 | -20.02% | 12.44% |
| 2020 | $50,060 | -16.18% | - |
| 2019 | $58,160 | -4.71% | - |
| 2018 | $60,900 | 34.27% | - |
| 2017 | $40,030 | 1.12% | - |
| 2016 | $39,580 | 4.55% | - |
| 2015 | $37,780 | -12.71% | - |
| 2014 | $42,580 | 13.20% | - |
| 2013 | $36,960 | 1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $36,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,710 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for other drafters in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of other drafters in Louisville-Jefferson County is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |