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Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Metro Corrections / Personnel Specialist

Job-title file

Personnel Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

2 employees hold this title in Metro Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $36,112, below the department median of $47,694.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$72.2K
Role median
$36,112
Agency median
$47,694
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Personnel Specialist pay vs. the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area

Across all employers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, the median wage for Human Resources Specialistsabout 3,680 people is $71,880. Metro Corrections pays a median base salary of $35,436 for this role, 51% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Metro Corrections sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,760
$56,070
$71,880
$87,850
$108,420
Metro Corrections median · $35,436

The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists 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 Metro Corrections’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialistsabout 912,430 people is $75,940. Metro Corrections’s median base salary is 53% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,180
$58,610
$75,940
$99,380
$128,720
Metro Corrections median · $35,436

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 Metro Corrections is $36,112, 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

This role across Louisville Metro, Kentucky

Personnel Specialist is held in 15 Louisville Metro, Kentucky departments. In Metro Corrections, the median of $36,112 ranks #7 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Personnel Specialist role in other Louisville Metro, Kentuckydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Personnel Specialist beyond Louisville Metro, Kentucky

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Louisville Metro, Kentucky, the median of $36,733 ranks #4 of 4. See Personnel Specialist across all of Louisville Metro, Kentucky

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle
$106,579 · 16
Miami-Dade County
$60,625 · 33
California
$59,137 · 1,709

Median total compensation for comparable Personnel Specialist roles 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

Employees with this title

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Brandie Burggraf

Personnel Specialist/Metro Corrections

2021 total comp
$36,733
Base pay
$35,458
Overtime
$1,275
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,733

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$34,965
Record ID
7,453
Year-to-Date Total
$36,733

Brandie Burggraf works as a Personnel Specialist for Metro Corrections. Brandie earned $36,733 in 2021.

Duane Nunnally

Personnel Specialist/Metro Corrections

2021 total comp
$35,491
Base pay
$35,414
Overtime
$77
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,491

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$34,965
Record ID
7,228
Year-to-Date Total
$35,491

Duane Nunnally holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Metro Corrections. In 2021, their total compensation was $35,491.