The annual salary statistics of machinists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of machinists 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 | $36,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $66,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,210 | 4.15% | 15.12% |
| 2021 | $46,210 | 1.73% | - |
| 2020 | $45,410 | 6.83% | - |
| 2019 | $42,310 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $41,250 | 1.82% | - |
| 2017 | $40,500 | -8.47% | - |
| 2016 | $43,930 | -3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $45,500 | -0.66% | - |
| 2014 | $45,800 | 5.92% | - |
| 2013 | $43,090 | 5.04% | - |
| 2012 | $40,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,210 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |