The annual salary statistics of budget analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of budget analysts 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 | $54,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for budget analysts 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 $113,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of budget analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,000 | 9.78% | 32.90% |
| 2021 | $74,880 | -2.58% | - |
| 2020 | $76,810 | 8.25% | - |
| 2019 | $70,470 | 6.85% | - |
| 2018 | $65,640 | 1.39% | - |
| 2017 | $64,730 | 4.54% | - |
| 2016 | $61,790 | -5.50% | - |
| 2015 | $65,190 | 12.62% | - |
| 2014 | $56,960 | 5.32% | - |
| 2013 | $53,930 | -3.26% | - |
| 2012 | $55,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,000, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for budget analysts in state of Kentucky, followed by Elizabethtown (median annual salary $81,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of budget analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |