The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 | $46,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 $124,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,860 | -1.23% | 12.57% |
| 2021 | $87,930 | -4.90% | - |
| 2020 | $92,240 | 4.51% | - |
| 2019 | $88,080 | 1.41% | - |
| 2018 | $86,840 | 3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $83,960 | 4.30% | - |
| 2016 | $80,350 | 12.67% | - |
| 2015 | $70,170 | 2.64% | - |
| 2014 | $68,320 | -19.57% | - |
| 2013 | $81,690 | 7.04% | - |
| 2012 | $75,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,860, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $91,810). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |