The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 | $28,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 $44,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,570 | 8.16% | 35.52% |
| 2021 | $31,750 | 0.22% | - |
| 2020 | $31,680 | 3.79% | - |
| 2019 | $30,480 | 9.51% | - |
| 2018 | $27,580 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $27,160 | 3.28% | - |
| 2016 | $26,270 | -0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $26,500 | 6.72% | - |
| 2014 | $24,720 | -0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $24,750 | 9.94% | - |
| 2012 | $22,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,570, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $32,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.3 percent (5.3%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |