The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers 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 | $36,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers 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 $75,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,700 | -2.84% | 3.09% |
| 2021 | $47,000 | -0.15% | - |
| 2020 | $47,070 | 8.88% | - |
| 2019 | $42,890 | 1.10% | - |
| 2018 | $42,420 | -9.10% | - |
| 2017 | $46,280 | -3.28% | - |
| 2016 | $47,800 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $46,050 | 7.19% | - |
| 2014 | $42,740 | -9.20% | - |
| 2013 | $46,670 | 5.10% | - |
| 2012 | $44,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,700 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bowling Green.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |