The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical technicians 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 | $38,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical technicians 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 $70,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,180 | 2.68% | 24.66% |
| 2021 | $47,860 | 6.27% | - |
| 2020 | $44,860 | -1.96% | - |
| 2019 | $45,740 | -8.40% | - |
| 2018 | $49,580 | -0.83% | - |
| 2017 | $49,990 | 3.44% | - |
| 2016 | $48,270 | 14.00% | - |
| 2015 | $41,510 | -4.22% | - |
| 2014 | $43,260 | 25.80% | - |
| 2013 | $32,100 | -15.42% | - |
| 2012 | $37,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,180, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for chemical technicians in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Elizabethtown (median annual salary of $66,400). Compared with Elizabethtown, the median annual salary of chemical technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |