The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists 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 | $53,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists 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 $131,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food scientists and technologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,100 | -7.35% | 30.22% |
| 2021 | $81,690 | 7.28% | - |
| 2020 | $75,740 | -1.70% | - |
| 2019 | $77,030 | 24.87% | - |
| 2018 | $57,870 | 8.43% | - |
| 2017 | $52,990 | -2.74% | - |
| 2016 | $54,440 | 2.46% | - |
| 2012 | $53,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,100, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $77,350). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro |