Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Metro Police Department / Police Officer
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Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
1,106 employees hold this title in Louisville Metro Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $48,461, above the department median of $47,407.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 1,106 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 2,270 people — is $63,220. Louisville Metro Police Department pays a median base salary of $38,957 for this role, 38% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 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 Louisville Metro Police Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Louisville Metro Police Department’s median base salary is 49% 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.
Computed over the 921 of 1,106 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Louisville Metro Police Department is $48,461, 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
Police Officer is held in 2 Louisville Metro, Kentucky departments. In Louisville Metro Police Department, the median of $48,461 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer 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 31 jurisdictions. In Louisville Metro, Kentucky, the median of $56,095 ranks #27 of 31. See Police Officer across all of Louisville Metro, Kentucky →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officerroles 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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Bradley Richardson works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Bradley earned $1,472 in 2022.
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Andre Shaw works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Andre earned $1,426 in 2025.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Kyle Skinner serves as a Police Officer. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,357.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Robert Roby serves as a Police Officer. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,328.
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Brandon Burton works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Brandon earned $1,278 in 2022.
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Sara Williams works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Sara earned $1,234 in 2022.
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Steven Stacy works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Steven earned $1,162 in 2022.
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Ariel Saylor holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,098.
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Daniel Weegens holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,062.
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Sarah Mchugh is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $1,051.
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Stevonte Wood holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,039.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Matthew Faith serves as a Police Officer. Their 2022 pay totaled $966.
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Atila James works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Atila earned $960 in 2022.
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Nicholas Green holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $934.
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Marie Petitcar holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $918.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Drake Russel serves as a Police Officer. Their 2022 pay totaled $835.
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Ryan Banta holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $831.
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David Peters is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $825.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Jessica Van Tilburg serves as a Police Officer. Their 2022 pay totaled $803.
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Bianca Chambers works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Bianca earned $802 in 2022.
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Jennifer Frederick is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $717.
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Andrea Jenkins works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Andrea earned $696 in 2022.
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Bradley Aubin works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Bradley earned $682 in 2022.
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Peter Pastin is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $536.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, John Aguirre serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $506.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, William Pearson serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $506.
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Thomas Stettenbenz is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $343.
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Kelly Butler holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $290.
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Walter Moss is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $101.
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Luis Rodriguez Banos holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $14.
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Nicholas Barnes works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Nicholas earned $6 in 2025.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Allan Manganello serves as a Police Officer. Their 2023 pay totaled $0.
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Kelvin Watkins holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $0.
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Anthony Gipson is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2023 total compensation came to $0.
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Ricky Heine holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $0.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Matthew Montfort serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $0.
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Anthony Sumerall is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $0.
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Kevin Mckinney works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Kevin earned $0 in 2023.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Billy Keltner serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $0.
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Ronald Boerste works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Ronald earned $0 in 2025.