How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $44,110 and the 90th percentile is $100,270. The difference is $56,160, which is 96.3% 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 $47,470 to the 75th at $77,060, covers $29,590.

The mean annual wage is $66,650, which sits above the median of $58,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 37.7% lower than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,649, which is 33% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Kentucky median of $60,850.

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 $58,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $62,649 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 13th of 14 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).).

• Elizabethtown, KY is 41 miles away, with a median of $45,260 and employment of 40. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,971, against $62,649 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $69,140 and employment of 220. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,433, against $62,649 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $86,770 and employment of 820. That median is 48.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,982, against $62,649 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (500 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.