The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other social workers 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 | $41,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers 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 $95,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,990 | 42.87% | 15.67% |
| 2021 | $46,840 | -74.74% | - |
| 2020 | $81,850 | 4.37% | - |
| 2019 | $78,270 | -1.69% | - |
| 2018 | $79,590 | 6.31% | - |
| 2017 | $74,570 | 7.28% | - |
| 2016 | $69,140 | 29.68% | - |
| 2015 | $48,620 | 21.33% | - |
| 2014 | $38,250 | -80.76% | - |
| 2012 | $69,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,990 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 52.3 percent (52.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |