The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians 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 | $30,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians 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 $79,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,100 | 5.12% | 21.61% |
| 2021 | $58,920 | 7.09% | - |
| 2020 | $54,740 | 5.22% | - |
| 2019 | $51,880 | 0.12% | - |
| 2018 | $51,820 | 4.71% | - |
| 2017 | $49,380 | 14.64% | - |
| 2016 | $42,150 | 1.33% | - |
| 2015 | $41,590 | 6.56% | - |
| 2014 | $38,860 | -18.76% | - |
| 2013 | $46,150 | -5.48% | - |
| 2012 | $48,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,100 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 46.4 percent (46.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |