The annual salary statistics of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals 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 $45,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,830 | 11.74% | 42.74% |
| 2021 | $29,860 | 8.91% | - |
| 2020 | $27,200 | -22.76% | - |
| 2019 | $33,390 | 8.42% | - |
| 2018 | $30,580 | -0.92% | - |
| 2017 | $30,860 | 10.14% | - |
| 2016 | $27,730 | 12.62% | - |
| 2015 | $24,230 | 1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $23,870 | 4.65% | - |
| 2013 | $22,760 | 14.89% | - |
| 2012 | $19,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,830 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Louisville-Jefferson County is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 20.2 percent (20.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bowling Green.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |