The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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 | $36,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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 $64,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,910 | 1.81% | 24.30% |
| 2021 | $46,060 | 4.13% | - |
| 2020 | $44,160 | 8.51% | - |
| 2019 | $40,400 | 4.65% | - |
| 2018 | $38,520 | 6.70% | - |
| 2017 | $35,940 | -7.65% | - |
| 2016 | $38,690 | -0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $38,890 | 0.15% | - |
| 2014 | $38,830 | 6.52% | - |
| 2013 | $36,300 | 2.18% | - |
| 2012 | $35,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,910, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $45,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |