The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 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 | $37,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 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 $66,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,410 | 13.29% | 2.36% |
| 2021 | $41,110 | 4.84% | - |
| 2020 | $39,120 | 3.86% | - |
| 2019 | $37,610 | 2.95% | - |
| 2018 | $36,500 | -2.77% | - |
| 2017 | $37,510 | 7.49% | - |
| 2016 | $34,700 | -3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $35,750 | -24.78% | - |
| 2014 | $44,610 | 6.75% | - |
| 2013 | $41,600 | -11.27% | - |
| 2012 | $46,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,410, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $59,150). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Louisville-Jefferson County is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |