The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $20,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $43,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,380 | 5.60% | 23.57% |
| 2021 | $26,790 | 10.00% | - |
| 2020 | $24,110 | 0.75% | - |
| 2019 | $23,930 | 4.10% | - |
| 2018 | $22,950 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $22,340 | 11.24% | - |
| 2016 | $19,830 | 1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $19,510 | -2.67% | - |
| 2014 | $20,030 | -6.29% | - |
| 2013 | $21,290 | -1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $21,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,380, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $28,940). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |