The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of athletic trainers 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 | $40,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers 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 $60,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,940 | 5.75% | 24.49% |
| 2021 | $47,070 | 7.03% | - |
| 2020 | $43,760 | -1.10% | - |
| 2019 | $44,240 | 8.48% | - |
| 2018 | $40,490 | -4.82% | - |
| 2017 | $42,440 | 4.43% | - |
| 2016 | $40,560 | 0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $40,350 | -3.84% | - |
| 2014 | $41,900 | 6.49% | - |
| 2013 | $39,180 | 3.75% | - |
| 2012 | $37,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,940, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for athletic trainers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $51,220). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of athletic trainers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |