The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of ophthalmic medical 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 | $27,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical 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 $47,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,960 | 9.84% | -1.17% |
| 2021 | $32,420 | -6.63% | - |
| 2020 | $34,570 | 10.07% | - |
| 2019 | $31,090 | 1.96% | - |
| 2018 | $30,480 | -23.00% | - |
| 2016 | $37,490 | -1.41% | - |
| 2014 | $38,020 | 2.39% | - |
| 2013 | $37,110 | 1.97% | - |
| 2012 | $36,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,960, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $36,910). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |