Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Salary — Louisville, Kentucky

The average Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Louisville, Kentucky earns $85,160 a year.

$85,160 / year, mean
↓ 23.2% below national average 100th percentile in Kentucky

Louisville sits at the very top of the range for this role in Kentucky — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for social scientists and related workers, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.0%
Cost of living 93 #124 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $283,232 #114 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,737 #95 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Louisville ranks #124 for cost of living and #114 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Harrisburg $130,910 College Station $123,170 Baltimore $120,260 Charlottesville $119,150 Trenton $117,380 Olympia $116,150 Houston $115,930 Austin $114,130 Seattle $113,900 Bakersfield $113,880 Pittsburgh $113,360 San Jose $113,040 Dallas $112,550 Buffalo $111,830 San Francisco $110,770 Detroit $109,710 San Antonio $109,630 Virginia Beach $108,750 New York $106,880 Los Angeles $106,870 Albany $106,070 Santa Maria $105,370 Syracuse $104,750 Portland $104,190 Chicago $104,140 Champaign $104,070 Riverside $103,270 Palm Bay $103,080 Sacramento $101,440 San Luis Obispo $100,980 San Diego $100,860 Philadelphia $99,090 El Paso $98,930 McAllen $98,400 Morgantown $97,780 Eugene $95,600 Crestview $95,570 Grand Rapids $94,330 Orlando $93,780 Spokane $92,870 Jacksonville $90,750 Fresno $89,400 Ann Arbor $88,420 Kiryas Joel $87,720 Rochester $87,700 Indianapolis $87,680 Richmond $87,120 Panama City $86,590 Louisville $85,160 Tampa $84,040 Tallahassee $83,740 Lexington $81,010 Pensacola $79,510 Ithaca $78,380 Lansing $68,620
CityMean salaryvs. Louisville
Albany, New York$106,070+24.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$88,420+3.8%
Austin, Texas$114,130+34.0%
Bakersfield, California$113,880+33.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$120,260+41.2%
Buffalo, New York$111,830+31.3%
Champaign, Illinois$104,070+22.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$119,150+39.9%
Chicago, Illinois$104,140+22.3%
College Station, Texas$123,170+44.6%
Crestview, Florida$95,570+12.2%
Dallas, Texas$112,550+32.2%
Detroit, Michigan$109,710+28.8%
El Paso, Texas$98,930+16.2%
Eugene, Oregon$95,600+12.3%
Fresno, California$89,400+5.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$94,330+10.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$130,910+53.7%
Houston, Texas$115,930+36.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$87,680+3.0%
Ithaca, New York$78,380-8.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$90,750+6.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$87,720+3.0%
Lansing, Michigan$68,620-19.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$81,010-4.9%
Los Angeles, California$106,870+25.5%
McAllen, Texas$98,400+15.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$97,780+14.8%
New York, New York$106,880+25.5%
Olympia, Washington$116,150+36.4%
Orlando, Florida$93,780+10.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$103,080+21.0%
Panama City, Florida$86,590+1.7%
Pensacola, Florida$79,510-6.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$99,090+16.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$113,360+33.1%
Portland, Oregon$104,190+22.3%
Richmond, Virginia$87,120+2.3%
Riverside, California$103,270+21.3%
Rochester, New York$87,700+3.0%
Sacramento, California$101,440+19.1%
San Antonio, Texas$109,630+28.7%
San Diego, California$100,860+18.4%
San Francisco, California$110,770+30.1%
San Jose, California$113,040+32.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$100,980+18.6%
Santa Maria, California$105,370+23.7%
Seattle, Washington$113,900+33.7%
Spokane, Washington$92,870+9.1%
Syracuse, New York$104,750+23.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$83,740-1.7%
Tampa, Florida$84,040-1.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$117,380+37.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$108,750+27.7%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
85,160/yr
Estimated take-home
64,004/yr
Est. total withheld
24.8%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2026 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-3099 SOC code
Official area Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 31140 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
Metro also includes
Jefferson County
Multi-state area: KY;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Kentucky

Population (metro area)
1,361,847