Exactly 3,900 of the 12,310 engineering professionals employed in Kentucky, work in Louisville. Between 2006 and 2010, in Louisville, there has been a 6% decline in the number of engineering professionals. Overall employment in Louisville has increased.

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In Louisville, salaries for engineering professionals have increased. In 2010 engineering professionals in Louisville reportedly earned an average salary of $61,188 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for engineering professionals in Louisville was $53,862 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Louisville.

Engineering professionals in Louisville make a median yearly salary of $59,160. The difference in pay between the engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 161%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,067 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $91,368 per year.

Engineering professional salaries in Louisville are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 3 accredited engineering schools in the city. Many of Louisville's engineering professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Louisville's engineering schools offer 21 engineering degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 500 students completed engineering courses.