The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 | $46,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 $99,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,070 | -17.96% | -3.11% |
| 2021 | $70,860 | -8.74% | - |
| 2018 | $77,050 | 28.32% | - |
| 2017 | $55,230 | -14.21% | - |
| 2016 | $63,080 | 1.81% | - |
| 2015 | $61,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,070, Louisville-Jefferson County is the lowest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Kentucky, following city of West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $64,910). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County |