SOC 39-9099 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 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 Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $37,740. The 10th percentile is $32,710 and the 90th percentile is $49,360. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$37,740

10th percentile
$32,710
25th percentile
$36,400
Median
$37,740
75th percentile
$38,470
90th percentile
$49,360
Mean
$38,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A dental hygienist treating a patient
A dental hygienist at work. Photograph by baskyes. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $32,710 and the 90th percentile is $49,360. The difference is $16,650, which is 44.1% 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 $36,400 to the 75th at $38,470, covers $2,070.

The mean annual wage is $38,240, which sits above the median of $37,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $41,600 for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,548, which is 2.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% higher than the Kentucky median of $35,140.

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 $37,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other at $40,548 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $29,020 and employment of 220. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,429, against $40,548 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $27,790 and employment of 30. That median is 26.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,040, against $40,548 here.
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 139 miles away, with a median of $29,030 and employment of 150. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,318, against $40,548 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 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 Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $37,740. The 10th percentile is $32,710 and the 90th percentile is $49,360.

How does that compare with the national median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $41,600.

What is Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 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 $37,740 is $40,548. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $29,020. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.