How much do Bailiffs make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Bailiffs, the published 10th percentile is $30,830 and the 90th percentile is $46,480. The difference is $15,650, which is 41.2% 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 $33,420 to the 75th at $44,310, covers $10,890.

The mean annual wage is $38,680, which sits above the median of $37,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 32.9% lower than the national median of $56,600 for Bailiffs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,795, which is 27.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.4% higher than the Kentucky median of $30,760.

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 $37,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bailiffs at $40,795 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bailiffs. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 6th of 10 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 $32,020 and employment of 30. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,471, against $40,795 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $59,450 and employment of 390. That median is 56.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,336, against $40,795 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $34,940 and employment of 220. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,511, against $40,795 here.

Employment share

Bailiffs accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (40 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.