The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders 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 | $17,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders 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 $48,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,550 | 23.41% | 31.83% |
| 2021 | $21,100 | 7.49% | - |
| 2020 | $19,520 | 2.15% | - |
| 2019 | $19,100 | 2.46% | - |
| 2018 | $18,630 | 1.40% | - |
| 2017 | $18,370 | -0.16% | - |
| 2016 | $18,400 | 1.41% | - |
| 2015 | $18,140 | -1.60% | - |
| 2014 | $18,430 | 0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $18,410 | -2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $18,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,550 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |