Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Salary — Louisville, Kentucky

The average Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Louisville, Kentucky earns $47,250 a year.

$47,250 / year, mean
↑ 7.1% above national average 100th percentile in Kentucky

Louisville sits at the very top of the range for this role in Kentucky — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for office machine operators, except computer — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
100
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.0%
Cost of living 93 #124 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $283,232 #114 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,737 #95 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Louisville ranks #124 for cost of living and #114 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $54,740 Springfield $51,130 San Diego $50,080 Seattle $50,070 Los Angeles $49,660 Salem $49,470 Riverside $49,090 Bakersfield $48,190 Sacramento $48,060 Louisville $47,250 New York $46,850 Baltimore $45,850 Chicago $45,690 Portland $44,520 Austin $44,220 Virginia Beach $44,180 Albany $42,900 Buffalo $42,220 Richmond $41,830 Jacksonville $41,800 Kiryas Joel $41,660 Indianapolis $41,560 Miami $41,510 Orlando $41,440 Trenton $41,440 Fort Wayne $41,430 Rochester $41,160 Grand Rapids $41,110 Philadelphia $40,980 Evansville $40,890 Detroit $40,880 Syracuse $40,810 Tampa $40,750 Peoria $40,720 Binghamton $39,910 York $39,490 Harrisburg $39,220 Dallas $38,950 Houston $37,780 Allentown $37,280 Hagerstown $36,090 San Antonio $35,870 Pittsburgh $35,620 Scranton $34,480
CityMean salaryvs. Louisville
Albany, New York$42,900-9.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$37,280-21.1%
Austin, Texas$44,220-6.4%
Bakersfield, California$48,190+2.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$45,850-3.0%
Binghamton, New York$39,910-15.5%
Buffalo, New York$42,220-10.6%
Chicago, Illinois$45,690-3.3%
Dallas, Texas$38,950-17.6%
Detroit, Michigan$40,880-13.5%
Evansville, Indiana$40,890-13.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$41,430-12.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$41,110-13.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$36,090-23.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$39,220-17.0%
Houston, Texas$37,780-20.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$41,560-12.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$41,800-11.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$41,660-11.8%
Los Angeles, California$49,660+5.1%
Miami, Florida$41,510-12.1%
New York, New York$46,850-0.8%
Orlando, Florida$41,440-12.3%
Peoria, Illinois$40,720-13.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$40,980-13.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$35,620-24.6%
Portland, Oregon$44,520-5.8%
Richmond, Virginia$41,830-11.5%
Riverside, California$49,090+3.9%
Rochester, New York$41,160-12.9%
Sacramento, California$48,060+1.7%
Salem, Oregon$49,470+4.7%
San Antonio, Texas$35,870-24.1%
San Diego, California$50,080+6.0%
San Francisco, California$54,740+15.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$34,480-27.0%
Seattle, Washington$50,070+6.0%
Springfield, Illinois$51,130+8.2%
Syracuse, New York$40,810-13.6%
Tampa, Florida$40,750-13.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$41,440-12.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$44,180-6.5%
York, Pennsylvania$39,490-16.4%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
47,250/yr
Estimated take-home
37,570/yr
Est. total withheld
20.5%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2026 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-9071 SOC code
Official area Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 31140 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
Metro also includes
Jefferson County
Multi-state area: KY;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
1,361,847