The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 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 | $56,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 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 $116,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $80,740 | 1.20% | 27.61% |
| 2019 | $79,770 | 7.70% | - |
| 2018 | $73,630 | 1.91% | - |
| 2017 | $72,220 | 1.63% | - |
| 2016 | $71,040 | 5.72% | - |
| 2015 | $66,980 | 6.23% | - |
| 2014 | $62,810 | 4.70% | - |
| 2013 | $59,860 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $58,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,740, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $76,990). In comparison, the median annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |