The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $46,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $79,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,720 | -0.30% | 13.36% |
| 2021 | $60,900 | 7.88% | - |
| 2020 | $56,100 | 0.77% | - |
| 2019 | $55,670 | -8.77% | - |
| 2018 | $60,550 | 2.13% | - |
| 2017 | $59,260 | 2.65% | - |
| 2016 | $57,690 | 1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $56,740 | 2.17% | - |
| 2014 | $55,510 | -0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $55,570 | 5.33% | - |
| 2012 | $52,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,720 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |