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Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Youth Detention Services

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Youth Detention Services

Source file: Louisville Metro — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Youth Detention Services runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2021, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $49,439; the highest distinct record was $106,540.

Year
2021
Total payroll
$1M
Employees
19
Median total
$49,439
Highest record
$106,540

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,439) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$50,737 (96%)
  • Overtime$1,884 (4%)
  • Other$364 (1%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$40,246
$40,957
$49,439
$57,440
$71,544

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $71,544 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,246. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Carla Kirby

Assistant Director/Youth Detention Services

2021 total comp
$79,138
Base pay
$79,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,138

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$80,335
Record ID
1,773
Year-to-Date Total
$79,138

Carla Kirby works as a Assistant Director for Youth Detention Services. Carla earned $79,138 in 2021.