The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of packers and packagers 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 | $28,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $44,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,520 | 8.83% | 38.39% |
| 2021 | $30,560 | 11.09% | - |
| 2020 | $27,170 | 10.42% | - |
| 2019 | $24,340 | 1.15% | - |
| 2018 | $24,060 | 3.08% | - |
| 2017 | $23,320 | -0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $23,480 | 6.13% | - |
| 2015 | $22,040 | 5.17% | - |
| 2014 | $20,900 | 0.62% | - |
| 2013 | $20,770 | 0.58% | - |
| 2012 | $20,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,520, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for packers and packagers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $35,880). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of packers and packagers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |