The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of printing press 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 | $30,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press 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 $56,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,770 | 2.94% | 3.43% |
| 2021 | $37,630 | -4.68% | - |
| 2020 | $39,390 | 0.74% | - |
| 2019 | $39,100 | 14.65% | - |
| 2018 | $33,370 | -10.16% | - |
| 2017 | $36,760 | 1.93% | - |
| 2016 | $36,050 | -3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $37,370 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $36,460 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $36,230 | -3.34% | - |
| 2012 | $37,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,770, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for printing press operators in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $48,130). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of printing press operators in Louisville-Jefferson County is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |