SOC 29-1129 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Therapists, 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 Therapists, All Other in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $46,790. The 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th percentile is $81,690. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$46,790

10th percentile
$34,540
25th percentile
$38,490
Median
$46,790
75th percentile
$67,200
90th percentile
$81,690
Mean
$55,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Therapists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th percentile is $81,690. The difference is $47,150, which is 100.8% 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 $38,490 to the 75th at $67,200, covers $28,710.

The mean annual wage is $55,090, which sits above the median of $46,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 40% lower than the national median of $77,930 for Therapists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,272, which is 35.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 37.7% lower than the Kentucky median of $75,060.

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 $46,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Therapists, All Other at $50,272 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 Therapists, All Other. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 8th 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).).

  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $112,070 and employment of 80. That median is 139.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,649, against $50,272 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $62,690 and employment of 50. That median is 34% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,733, against $50,272 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $66,370 and employment of 210. That median is 41.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,355, against $50,272 here.

Employment share

Therapists, All Other 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 (22,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.40 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 · Therapists, 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 Therapists, All Other make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Therapists, All Other in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $46,790. The 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th percentile is $81,690. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Therapists, All Other?

The local median is 40% lower than the national median of $77,930.

What is Therapists, 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 $46,790 is $50,272. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Therapists, All Other?

Lexington-Fayette, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $112,070. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.