The annual salary statistics of librarians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians 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 | $37,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians 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 $91,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $64,430 | 1.86% | 12.91% |
| 2017 | $63,230 | 1.49% | - |
| 2016 | $62,290 | 4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $59,520 | -0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $60,090 | 3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $58,110 | 3.44% | - |
| 2012 | $56,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,430, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for librarians in state of Kentucky, followed by Elizabethtown (median annual salary $63,410). In comparison, the median annual salary of librarians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville |