The annual salary statistics of credit counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of credit counselors 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 | $27,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit counselors 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 $61,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,790 | -6.51% | 12.97% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 5.02% | - |
| 2020 | $44,300 | -0.70% | - |
| 2019 | $44,610 | 0.09% | - |
| 2018 | $44,570 | -6.80% | - |
| 2017 | $47,600 | 7.73% | - |
| 2016 | $43,920 | 8.95% | - |
| 2015 | $39,990 | 0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $39,750 | 6.79% | - |
| 2013 | $37,050 | -2.86% | - |
| 2012 | $38,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,790, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for credit counselors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $44,050). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of credit counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County is .6 percent (.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |