The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 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 | $35,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 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 $122,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,820 | -5.69% | 13.34% |
| 2021 | $47,370 | -4.98% | - |
| 2020 | $49,730 | 12.45% | - |
| 2017 | $43,540 | 1.45% | - |
| 2016 | $42,910 | 9.81% | - |
| 2015 | $38,700 | -1.45% | - |
| 2014 | $39,260 | 1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $38,790 | -0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $38,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,820, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Kentucky, followed by West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $39,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |