The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher 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 | $18,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $45,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $29,020 | 2.58% | -0.34% |
| 2017 | $28,270 | 0.92% | - |
| 2016 | $28,010 | -2.61% | - |
| 2015 | $28,740 | 1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $28,440 | 1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $27,890 | -4.41% | - |
| 2012 | $29,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,020, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $32,260). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of teacher assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |