The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant 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 | $45,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant 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 $96,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $70,350 | -28.06% | -23.03% |
| 2021 | $90,090 | 0.64% | - |
| 2020 | $89,510 | 32.50% | - |
| 2019 | $60,420 | -41.53% | - |
| 2018 | $85,510 | 8.51% | - |
| 2017 | $78,230 | -10.64% | - |
| 2016 | $86,550 | 7.54% | - |
| 2015 | $80,020 | 18.83% | - |
| 2014 | $64,950 | -33.26% | - |
| 2012 | $86,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,350 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Louisville-Jefferson County is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette |