The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $36,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $92,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,930 | -25.25% | 11.83% |
| 2021 | $60,030 | -8.50% | - |
| 2020 | $65,130 | -11.88% | - |
| 2019 | $72,870 | 3.50% | - |
| 2018 | $70,320 | 7.24% | - |
| 2017 | $65,230 | 18.35% | - |
| 2016 | $53,260 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $50,660 | -0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $50,790 | 17.78% | - |
| 2013 | $41,760 | -1.20% | - |
| 2012 | $42,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,930 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |