The annual salary statistics of community health workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of community health workers 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 | $46,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health workers 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 $60,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of community health workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,270 | -3.22% | 38.96% |
| 2021 | $62,210 | 38.11% | - |
| 2020 | $38,500 | 2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $37,540 | -1.36% | - |
| 2018 | $38,050 | 1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $37,610 | -11.27% | - |
| 2016 | $41,850 | 6.28% | - |
| 2015 | $39,220 | -3.85% | - |
| 2014 | $40,730 | 1.69% | - |
| 2013 | $40,040 | 8.12% | - |
| 2012 | $36,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,270, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for community health workers in state of Kentucky, followed by West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $42,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of community health workers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |