Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Metro Police Department / Police Sergeant
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Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
231 employees hold this title in Louisville Metro Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $64,576, above the department median of $47,407.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 231 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 480 people — is $95,610. Louisville Metro Police Department pays a median base salary of $49,918 for this role, 48% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Louisville Metro Police Department’s median base salary is 53% 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 207 of 231 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 $64,576, 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 Sergeant is held in 2 Louisville Metro, Kentucky departments. In Louisville Metro Police Department, the median of $64,576 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Police Sergeant 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 21 jurisdictions. In Louisville Metro, Kentucky, the median of $78,436 ranks #17 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of Louisville Metro, Kentucky →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeantroles 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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Police Sergeant/Louisville Metro Police Department
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Ronald Fey holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $169,503.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Russell Braun serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2024 pay totaled $157,918.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Kevin Casper serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2022 pay totaled $143,960.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Manley Berthold serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,516.
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Joel Casse works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Joel earned $135,233 in 2024.
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Charles Herbert works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Charles earned $128,222 in 2022.
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Matthew Kennington works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Matthew earned $125,250 in 2024.
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Christopher Mcmichael works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Christopher earned $124,655 in 2025.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Jason Pierson serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2024 pay totaled $122,164.
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Anthony Doninger works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Anthony earned $120,268 in 2023.
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Steven Mcatee holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $119,962.
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Andrew Baker holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2023, their total compensation was $115,944.
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Trey Mckinley is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $112,962.
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Cory Sturgeon works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Cory earned $111,781 in 2022.
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Lamont Washington works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Lamont earned $111,397 in 2024.
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Craig Browning is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $109,603.
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Joseph Nett is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $109,398.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Jessica Crick serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $109,274.
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Joseph Fox is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $108,694.
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Justin Stillwell works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Justin earned $107,817 in 2023.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Brandon Hogan serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2024 pay totaled $107,231.
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Joshua Seelye is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $107,032.
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Michael Fowler works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Michael earned $105,557 in 2023.
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Roger Collins is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $105,404.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Elizabeth Lankford serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,939.
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Andrew Meyer works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Andrew earned $101,654 in 2022.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Robert Ward serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $101,414.
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Joshua Hughes holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $100,488.
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Michael Burns works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Michael earned $99,568 in 2026.
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Daniel English works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Daniel earned $97,901 in 2023.
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Matthew Chaudoin holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2023, their total compensation was $97,081.
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Trent Reilly is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2022 total compensation came to $95,285.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Tony Sacra serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $95,181.
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Isaac Sowells works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Isaac earned $94,900 in 2023.
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Bert Delong holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $94,804.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Matthew Gelhausen serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $94,789.
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Paul Neal works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Paul earned $93,194 in 2026.
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Anthony Wilder works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Anthony earned $91,137 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Douglas Brooks serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,034.
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Todd Jenkins works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Todd earned $89,585 in 2025.