The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of respiratory therapists 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 | $51,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists 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 $79,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,520 | 8.79% | 26.35% |
| 2021 | $58,850 | 13.27% | - |
| 2020 | $51,040 | 0.94% | - |
| 2019 | $50,560 | -5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $53,190 | 2.69% | - |
| 2017 | $51,760 | 2.26% | - |
| 2016 | $50,590 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $48,750 | 1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $48,200 | 0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $48,140 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $47,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,520, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for respiratory therapists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $66,350). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of respiratory therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |