The annual salary statistics of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 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 | $30,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 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 $45,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,370 | 23.63% | 41.07% |
| 2021 | $30,830 | -0.88% | - |
| 2020 | $31,100 | 5.79% | - |
| 2019 | $29,300 | 3.11% | - |
| 2018 | $28,390 | 6.13% | - |
| 2017 | $26,650 | 3.23% | - |
| 2016 | $25,790 | 2.29% | - |
| 2015 | $25,200 | 1.63% | - |
| 2014 | $24,790 | 5.04% | - |
| 2013 | $23,540 | -1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $23,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,370, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in state of Kentucky, followed by Owensboro (median annual salary $36,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |