The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy aides 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides 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 $36,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,630 | 7.94% | 22.79% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | -24.66% | - |
| 2020 | $36,300 | 3.75% | - |
| 2019 | $34,940 | 46.31% | - |
| 2016 | $18,760 | -7.89% | - |
| 2015 | $20,240 | -8.35% | - |
| 2014 | $21,930 | -14.04% | - |
| 2013 | $25,010 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $24,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,630, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for pharmacy aides in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $30,830). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacy aides in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville |