The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical drafters 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 | $36,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters 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 $78,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $53,750 | 0.56% | 13.40% |
| 2020 | $53,450 | 7.13% | - |
| 2019 | $49,640 | -0.64% | - |
| 2018 | $49,960 | 6.47% | - |
| 2017 | $46,730 | -0.73% | - |
| 2016 | $47,070 | 0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $46,620 | -6.18% | - |
| 2014 | $49,500 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $48,610 | 4.24% | - |
| 2012 | $46,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,750 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Louisville-Jefferson County is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |