The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers 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 | $62,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers 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 $123,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,210 | 17.50% | 1.81% |
| 2021 | $85,150 | -2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $87,440 | 21.36% | - |
| 2019 | $68,760 | 1.40% | - |
| 2018 | $67,800 | -8.85% | - |
| 2017 | $73,800 | -25.73% | - |
| 2013 | $92,790 | -9.21% | - |
| 2012 | $101,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,210, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $133,910). Compared with West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |