The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants 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 | $82,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $106,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants 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 $135,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,910 | 13.09% | 6.92% |
| 2021 | $100,740 | 6.15% | - |
| 2020 | $94,540 | -0.50% | - |
| 2019 | $95,010 | 1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $93,650 | -0.38% | - |
| 2017 | $94,010 | -2.39% | - |
| 2016 | $96,260 | 1.97% | - |
| 2015 | $94,360 | 2.40% | - |
| 2014 | $92,100 | 2.88% | - |
| 2013 | $89,450 | -20.61% | - |
| 2012 | $107,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $115,910, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for physician assistants in state of Kentucky, followed by Elizabethtown (median annual salary $115,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of physician assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County is .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |