The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 | $28,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 $55,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,110 | 8.29% | 28.58% |
| 2021 | $37,700 | 0.40% | - |
| 2020 | $37,550 | 4.47% | - |
| 2019 | $35,870 | 4.66% | - |
| 2018 | $34,200 | 4.82% | - |
| 2017 | $32,550 | -0.28% | - |
| 2016 | $32,640 | 3.12% | - |
| 2015 | $31,620 | 0.25% | - |
| 2014 | $31,540 | 4.98% | - |
| 2013 | $29,970 | 2.04% | - |
| 2012 | $29,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,110, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $40,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |