The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rehabilitation counselors 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 | $28,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $55,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,220 | -13.34% | 4.15% |
| 2021 | $39,920 | 17.61% | - |
| 2020 | $32,890 | 3.98% | - |
| 2019 | $31,580 | -4.69% | - |
| 2018 | $33,060 | -5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $34,800 | 19.54% | - |
| 2016 | $28,000 | -6.25% | - |
| 2015 | $29,750 | -0.10% | - |
| 2014 | $29,780 | -19.58% | - |
| 2013 | $35,610 | 5.20% | - |
| 2012 | $33,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,220 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for rehabilitation counselors in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elizabethtown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |