SOC 17-1011 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Architects, Except Landscape and Naval make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $100,760. The 10th percentile is $64,510 and the 90th percentile is $134,760. Employment is 220.

Median annual wage

$100,760

10th percentile
$64,510
25th percentile
$76,820
Median
$100,760
75th percentile
$119,930
90th percentile
$134,760
Mean
$102,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, the published 10th percentile is $64,510 and the 90th percentile is $134,760. The difference is $70,250, which is 69.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,820 to the 75th at $119,930, covers $43,110.

The mean annual wage is $102,350, which sits above the median of $100,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $99,280 for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,258, which is 9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Kentucky median of $97,680.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architects, Except Landscape and Naval at $108,258 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 3rd of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $93,640 and employment of 270. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,808, against $108,258 here.
  • Bloomington, IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $86,900 and employment of 30. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,393, against $108,258 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $98,750 and employment of 670. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,544, against $108,258 here.

Employment share

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (220 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (106,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Architects, Except Landscape and Naval by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Architects, Except Landscape and Naval make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $100,760. The 10th percentile is $64,510 and the 90th percentile is $134,760. Employment is 220.

How does that compare with the national median for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval?

The local median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $99,280.

What is Architects, Except Landscape and Naval pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,760 is $108,258. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval?

Lexington-Fayette, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $93,640. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 3rd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.