The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of funeral attendants 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 | $22,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants 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 $36,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,220 | 0.14% | 34.19% |
| 2021 | $29,180 | -10.52% | - |
| 2020 | $32,250 | 8.19% | - |
| 2019 | $29,610 | 30.70% | - |
| 2017 | $20,520 | 5.46% | - |
| 2016 | $19,400 | -5.82% | - |
| 2015 | $20,530 | -9.74% | - |
| 2014 | $22,530 | 4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $21,430 | 10.27% | - |
| 2012 | $19,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,220, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for funeral attendants in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $30,830). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of funeral attendants in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |