The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of financial analysts 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 | $51,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $134,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,540 | 5.20% | 17.17% |
| 2021 | $77,300 | 13.57% | - |
| 2018 | $66,810 | 5.90% | - |
| 2017 | $62,870 | -4.52% | - |
| 2016 | $65,710 | -1.10% | - |
| 2015 | $66,430 | 7.24% | - |
| 2014 | $61,620 | -5.23% | - |
| 2013 | $64,840 | -4.16% | - |
| 2012 | $67,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,540 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |