The annual salary statistics of editors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors 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 | $36,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $96,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,420 | 8.48% | 26.00% |
| 2021 | $48,890 | 6.67% | - |
| 2020 | $45,630 | 2.10% | - |
| 2019 | $44,670 | 10.19% | - |
| 2018 | $40,120 | 2.22% | - |
| 2017 | $39,230 | -4.18% | - |
| 2016 | $40,870 | -7.10% | - |
| 2015 | $43,770 | 4.77% | - |
| 2014 | $41,680 | 6.41% | - |
| 2013 | $39,010 | -1.33% | - |
| 2012 | $39,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,420, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for editors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $53,770). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of editors in Louisville-Jefferson County is .7 percent (.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |