Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Metro Police Department / Police Officer
Job-title file
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 $25,000 in 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 Officer 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
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Caywanta Artis works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Caywanta earned $35,382 in 2026.
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Kendrick Thomas holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $35,342.
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John Leonard holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $35,174.
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Todd Dill is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $34,902.
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Maeson Frymire holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $34,641.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Cory Watts serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $34,496.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Brennan Keen serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $34,440.
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Matthew Mason works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Matthew earned $34,368 in 2026.
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Matthew Ernst is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $34,349.
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Brian Sigrest is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $33,984.
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Steven Underwood is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $33,965.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Noah Cole serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $33,885.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Evelyn Robinson serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $33,800.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Stone Davidson serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $33,105.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, James Greene serves as a Police Officer. Their 2023 pay totaled $31,607.
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Ann Lubbers works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Ann earned $30,764 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Taylor Gagel serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $30,138.
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Jocelyn Hall works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Jocelyn earned $30,028 in 2026.
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Samantha Davenport holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $30,000.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Juan Ginastera serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,963.
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Savannah Gilbert is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $29,948.
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Kenderick Maybee works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Kenderick earned $29,921 in 2026.
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Matthew Smith is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $29,906.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Micah Mcclave serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,881.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Elias Kopatz serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,732.
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Jacob Boyd holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,718.
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Michael Bender is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $29,700.
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Mackenzie Davenport works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Mackenzie earned $29,663 in 2026.
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Darius Jones holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,637.
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Nathan Mcgrath holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,506.
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Devin Cusick works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Devin earned $29,492 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Jon Blankenbaker serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,487.
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Dominque White holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,477.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Quentin Newkirk serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,415.
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Chaz Edwards holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,386.
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Hussein Marat works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Hussein earned $29,379 in 2026.
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Tatianna Jordan - Smith is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $29,370.
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Dakota Brady is a Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $29,350.
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Ross Pickering works as a Police Officer for Louisville Metro Police Department. Ross earned $29,334 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Thomas Sanderfoot-Maloney serves as a Police Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,287.