SOC 43-5111 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Louisville, KY

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Louisville, Kentucky is $50,710 a year ($24.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,330: half of the 520 people in this job in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$50,710average per year

$24.38 / hourMedian $51,330Take-home ≈ $40,153

  • $38K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

520people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Kentucky metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Louisville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,050 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Louisville earn between $48,590 and $58,050.

  • $38K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,710$4,226$24.38
Median$51,330$4,278$24.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,590$4,049$23.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,050$4,838$27.91

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Louisville vs. Kentucky and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Louisville earn 3% more than the Kentucky average ($49,090) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Louisville$50,710$51,330$38,490$58,050520
Kentucky$49,090$49,140$37,700$61,4501,300
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Louisville

On the average salary of $50,710, a single filer in Louisville takes home about $40,153 a year, or $3,346 a month and $1,544 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IN$41,434$3,453
Working in KY$40,153$3,346

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Louisville's local income tax (2.2%).

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Is Louisville a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Louisville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $50,710 buys what about $54,484 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Louisville ($48,370). A typical home costs $283,232, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Kentucky cities

Louisville ranks 1st of 2 Kentucky metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Kentucky

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary by city

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Louisville: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Louisville?

$24.38 an hour on average, and $24.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Louisville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Louisville?

About $40,153 a year ($3,346 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,710. Includes Louisville's local income tax (2.2%).

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Louisville than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (31140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Louisville's local income tax (2.2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.21, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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