The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors 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 | $48,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors 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 $110,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,410 | 8.31% | 18.90% |
| 2021 | $63,640 | -3.68% | - |
| 2020 | $65,980 | 2.00% | - |
| 2019 | $64,660 | 1.90% | - |
| 2018 | $63,430 | 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $61,440 | 5.21% | - |
| 2016 | $58,240 | 0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $57,740 | 4.05% | - |
| 2014 | $55,400 | -1.86% | - |
| 2013 | $56,430 | 0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $56,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,410, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for accountants and auditors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $71,240). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of accountants and auditors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |