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

Percentile spread

For Physicians, Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $157,070 and the 90th percentile is $329,970. The difference is $172,900, which is 52.4% 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 $275,130 to the 75th at $329,970, covers $54,840.

The mean annual wage is $294,130, which sits below the median of $329,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $312,400 for Physicians, Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $354,524, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Kentucky median of $324,390.

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 $329,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, Pathologists at $354,524 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, Pathologists. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 2nd of 4 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 $317,890 and employment of 190. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $333,323, against $354,524 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $342,090 and employment of 260. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $357,476, against $354,524 here.
• Columbus, OH is 195 miles away, with a median of $285,280 and employment of 70. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $298,820, against $354,524 here.