The annual salary statistics of clergy in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clergy 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 | $33,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy 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 $69,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,090 | 3.39% | 12.53% |
| 2021 | $49,360 | -8.08% | - |
| 2020 | $53,350 | 4.12% | - |
| 2019 | $51,150 | 8.11% | - |
| 2018 | $47,000 | 2.51% | - |
| 2017 | $45,820 | 1.94% | - |
| 2016 | $44,930 | -6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $47,820 | 1.46% | - |
| 2014 | $47,120 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $46,150 | 3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $44,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,090, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for clergy in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $58,200). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of clergy in Louisville-Jefferson County is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |