The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers 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 | $43,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $178,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $97,110 | -3.07% | 13.66% |
| 2021 | $100,090 | 0.02% | - |
| 2020 | $100,070 | 5.35% | - |
| 2019 | $94,720 | 5.96% | - |
| 2018 | $89,070 | 3.18% | - |
| 2017 | $86,240 | 3.91% | - |
| 2016 | $82,870 | -8.82% | - |
| 2015 | $90,180 | 6.28% | - |
| 2014 | $84,520 | 2.48% | - |
| 2013 | $82,420 | -1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $83,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,110, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for lawyers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $103,320). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of lawyers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |