The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chief executives in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $58,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $198,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $198,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $129,330 | 0.41% | -24.31% |
| 2018 | $128,800 | -4.69% | - |
| 2017 | $134,840 | -20.23% | - |
| 2016 | $162,120 | -1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $164,440 | -12.15% | - |
| 2014 | $184,420 | 7.79% | - |
| 2013 | $170,060 | 5.46% | - |
| 2012 | $160,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,330 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Louisville-Jefferson County is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 44.8 percent (44.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |