The annual salary statistics of food science technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food science 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 | $37,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food science 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 $65,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,120.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,980, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for food science technicians in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $48,800). Compared with West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food science technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro |