The annual salary statistics of rail car repairers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rail car repairers 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 | $27,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail car repairers 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 $68,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail car repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,250 | 23.91% | 45.07% |
| 2021 | $42,800 | 0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $42,730 | 0.66% | - |
| 2019 | $42,450 | 8.81% | - |
| 2018 | $38,710 | 20.18% | - |
| 2014 | $30,900 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $30,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,250, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for rail car repairers in state of Kentucky, followed by West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $37,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of rail car repairers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |