The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $136,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $73,880 | -1.83% | -6.50% |
| 2018 | $75,230 | 6.69% | - |
| 2017 | $70,200 | 6.08% | - |
| 2016 | $65,930 | -0.03% | - |
| 2015 | $65,950 | -7.45% | - |
| 2014 | $70,860 | -20.58% | - |
| 2013 | $85,440 | 7.91% | - |
| 2012 | $78,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,880 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Louisville-Jefferson County is 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |