The annual salary statistics of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 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 | $45,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 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 $60,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,040 | 6.00% | 26.53% |
| 2021 | $47,980 | 4.71% | - |
| 2020 | $45,720 | 1.64% | - |
| 2019 | $44,970 | 1.33% | - |
| 2018 | $44,370 | 2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $43,210 | 4.77% | - |
| 2016 | $41,150 | 1.26% | - |
| 2015 | $40,630 | 3.67% | - |
| 2014 | $39,140 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $38,540 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $37,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,040, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $55,670). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Louisville-Jefferson County is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |