The annual salary statistics of nurse anesthetists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nurse anesthetists 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 | $31,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $154,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $146,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse anesthetists 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 $199,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $146,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse anesthetists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $146,110 | -1.85% | 4.08% |
| 2019 | $148,810 | -22.32% | - |
| 2017 | $182,030 | -8.10% | - |
| 2016 | $196,770 | 15.44% | - |
| 2015 | $166,390 | 13.02% | - |
| 2014 | $144,730 | 6.16% | - |
| 2013 | $135,820 | -3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $140,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $146,110 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for nurse anesthetists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse anesthetists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown |