The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $27,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $65,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,170 | -5.74% | 12.77% |
| 2021 | $37,190 | -0.11% | - |
| 2020 | $37,230 | -13.64% | - |
| 2019 | $42,310 | 19.10% | - |
| 2018 | $34,230 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $33,580 | -5.36% | - |
| 2016 | $35,380 | -4.69% | - |
| 2015 | $37,040 | 5.40% | - |
| 2014 | $35,040 | 7.33% | - |
| 2013 | $32,470 | 5.51% | - |
| 2012 | $30,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,170 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Louisville-Jefferson County is 46.3 percent (46.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |