The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics 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 | $41,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics 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 $82,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,470 | 3.78% | 19.21% |
| 2021 | $60,110 | 10.23% | - |
| 2020 | $53,960 | 4.24% | - |
| 2019 | $51,670 | 1.92% | - |
| 2018 | $50,680 | 3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $48,870 | -0.04% | - |
| 2016 | $48,890 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $47,410 | -2.68% | - |
| 2014 | $48,680 | -5.61% | - |
| 2013 | $51,410 | 1.83% | - |
| 2012 | $50,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,470 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |