The annual salary statistics of art directors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of art directors 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 | $56,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors 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 $114,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,790 | 18.77% | 15.20% |
| 2021 | $64,000 | -17.34% | - |
| 2020 | $75,100 | 4.86% | - |
| 2019 | $71,450 | -7.89% | - |
| 2018 | $77,090 | 1.56% | - |
| 2017 | $75,890 | -1.91% | - |
| 2016 | $77,340 | 4.62% | - |
| 2015 | $73,770 | 4.07% | - |
| 2014 | $70,770 | 15.47% | - |
| 2013 | $59,820 | -11.69% | - |
| 2012 | $66,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,790, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for art directors in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $71,260). In comparison, the median annual salary of art directors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 9.6 percent (9.6%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette |