The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $37,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $80,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,630 | 6.64% | 19.76% |
| 2021 | $48,200 | -6.14% | - |
| 2020 | $51,160 | 5.69% | - |
| 2019 | $48,250 | 2.63% | - |
| 2018 | $46,980 | 4.09% | - |
| 2017 | $45,060 | 2.29% | - |
| 2016 | $44,030 | 2.52% | - |
| 2015 | $42,920 | 4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $41,040 | 0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $40,980 | -1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $41,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,630, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $49,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |