Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Jefferson County Attorney / Senior Attorney
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
4 employees hold this title in Jefferson County Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $68,076, above the department median of $35,146.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, the median wage for Lawyers — about 2,000 people — is $124,530. Jefferson County Attorney pays a median base salary of $68,076 for this role, 45% below that figure — about the 12th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Jefferson County Attorney’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Jefferson County Attorney’s median base salary is 57% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Jefferson County Attorney is $68,076, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Senior Attorney is held in 2 Louisville Metro, Kentucky departments. In Jefferson County Attorney, the median of $68,076 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Senior Attorney role in other Louisville Metro, Kentuckydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Louisville Metro, Kentucky, the median of $68,076 ranks #5 of 6. See Senior Attorney across all of Louisville Metro, Kentucky →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Senior Attorney/Jefferson County Attorney
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At Jefferson County Attorney, Maryanne Watkins serves as a Senior Attorney. Their 2023 pay totaled $84,698.
Senior Attorney/Jefferson County Attorney
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Kathryn Goodwin is a Senior Attorney at Jefferson County Attorney. 2023 total compensation came to $69,618.
Senior Attorney/Jefferson County Attorney
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John Carroll holds the role of Senior Attorney at Jefferson County Attorney. In 2024, their total compensation was $66,535.
Senior Attorney/Jefferson County Attorney
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At Jefferson County Attorney, Kathryn Meador serves as a Senior Attorney. Their 2022 pay totaled $57,873.