Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Metro Police Department / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
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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Theron Wiggins holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,725.
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Jack Whitney holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,704.
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Anthony Roberts works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Anthony earned $71,665 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Dolores Sliter serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,233.
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Erik Kemp is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $70,071.
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Philip Satterthwaite holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,663.
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Luke Singleton works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Luke earned $69,641 in 2026.
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Jeremy Boehnlein works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Jeremy earned $69,313 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Ronald Godfrey serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,299.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Clinton Brake serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,243.
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Japaul Jones works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Japaul earned $69,165 in 2026.
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Amanda Seelye holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,118.
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James Lane is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $68,954.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Matthew Mount serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,892.
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Rusty Holland holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,784.
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Thomas Mcgrath is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $68,726.
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Tulio Tourinho works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Tulio earned $68,701 in 2026.
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Charles Roberts is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $68,469.
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Jordan Hillerich holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,315.
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Jennifer Knopf works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Jennifer earned $68,278 in 2026.
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Kendra Mcnally works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Kendra earned $68,243 in 2026.
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Timothy Nett is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $68,242.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Corey Mills serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,146.
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Jonathan Wood is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. 2026 total compensation came to $68,090.
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Clayton Poff works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Clayton earned $68,069 in 2026.
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Paul Kilkelly holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police Department. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,837.
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John Moore works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. John earned $67,626 in 2026.
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Kevin Speaks works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Kevin earned $67,619 in 2026.
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Pamela Oberhausen works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Pamela earned $67,437 in 2026.
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Mary King works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Mary earned $67,364 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Stephen Barone serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,356.
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John Ramsey works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. John earned $66,919 in 2026.
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Aaron Browning works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Aaron earned $66,722 in 2026.
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Roderick Beasley works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police Department. Roderick earned $66,411 in 2026.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Shelby Sears serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2026 pay totaled $66,233.
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At Louisville Metro Police Department, Leigh Burke serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $65,730.