The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social and human service 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 | $27,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service 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 $49,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,740 | 0.79% | 33.32% |
| 2021 | $36,450 | 5.32% | - |
| 2020 | $34,510 | 3.91% | - |
| 2019 | $33,160 | 10.74% | - |
| 2018 | $29,600 | -0.91% | - |
| 2017 | $29,870 | 4.92% | - |
| 2016 | $28,400 | 0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $28,330 | 6.21% | - |
| 2014 | $26,570 | -4.82% | - |
| 2013 | $27,850 | 12.03% | - |
| 2012 | $24,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,740, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $36,040). In comparison, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |