The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists 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 | $38,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $98,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,570 | -0.28% | 21.07% |
| 2021 | $60,740 | 4.54% | - |
| 2020 | $57,980 | 2.71% | - |
| 2019 | $56,410 | 1.58% | - |
| 2018 | $55,520 | 4.68% | - |
| 2017 | $52,920 | 6.20% | - |
| 2016 | $49,640 | 1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $48,770 | -0.70% | - |
| 2014 | $49,110 | -1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $49,840 | 4.07% | - |
| 2012 | $47,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,570 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Elizabethtown and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |