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Construction Manager Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of construction managers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction managers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction Managers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,600
25th Percentile Wage
$62,040
50th Percentile Wage
$74,650
75th Percentile Wage
$95,740
90th Percentile Wage
$152,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction managers 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 $152,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,600.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$74,650
-1.38% 2.53%
2018
$75,680
3.67% -
2017
$72,900
0.05% -
2016
$72,860
5.12% -
2015
$69,130
-0.52% -
2014
$69,490
-0.91% -
2013
$70,120
-3.76% -
2012
$72,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Manager Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,650 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for construction managers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of construction managers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$103,840
Elizabethtown
$90,540
Owensboro
$85,720
Lexington-Fayette
$80,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$76,900
Louisville-Jefferson County
$74,650
Evansville
$71,990
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$67,550
Bowling Green
$66,210
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$50,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.