The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers 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 | $31,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers 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 $46,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,320 | 9.99% | 27.04% |
| 2021 | $33,590 | 4.44% | - |
| 2020 | $32,100 | -8.63% | - |
| 2019 | $34,870 | 0.03% | - |
| 2018 | $34,860 | 3.59% | - |
| 2017 | $33,610 | 0.57% | - |
| 2016 | $33,420 | 10.53% | - |
| 2015 | $29,900 | 4.55% | - |
| 2014 | $28,540 | 4.87% | - |
| 2013 | $27,150 | -0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $27,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,320, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for correctional officers and jailers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $38,270). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |