Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Metro Police / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
190 employees hold this title in Louisville Metro Police. Median total compensation for the role is $93,300, above the department median of $70,377.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 190 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 pays a median base salary of $79,558 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 27th 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’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’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 23rd 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 167 of 190 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 is $93,300, 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, the median of $93,300 ranks #1 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 Sergeant 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.
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Record list
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Amy Chambers is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $183,465.
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Ronald Fey is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $164,864.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Joseff Keeling serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $154,439.
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Elizabeth Lankford works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Elizabeth earned $134,545 in 2021.
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Carmine Zoeller works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Carmine earned $134,518 in 2021.
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Anthony Wilder is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $133,002.
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Luke Phan holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $128,796.
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Paul Neal works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Paul earned $127,397 in 2021.
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Dennis Beatty is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $126,745.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Jeremy Smith serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $126,329.
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At Louisville Metro Police, David Eades serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $125,760.
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William Keeling is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $125,209.
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Erik Velten holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $123,705.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Mary King serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $122,228.
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James Talley works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. James earned $121,181 in 2021.
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Kevin Casper is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $120,515.
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James Lane works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. James earned $120,514 in 2021.
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Omar Lee is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $119,763.
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Kristen Downs is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $117,872.
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Michael Ball holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $115,806.
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Jason Vance is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $115,283.
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Travis Whitham holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $114,404.
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Russell Braun works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Russell earned $113,883 in 2021.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Bert Delong serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $112,699.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Gregory Bird serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $112,632.
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Douglas Brooks holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $112,411.
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David Haight works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. David earned $112,399 in 2021.
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Chad Tinnell holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $111,667.
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Shawn Hamilton is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $111,184.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Tony Sacra serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $110,534.
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Paul Cobb is a Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. 2021 total compensation came to $110,332.
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Jennifer Knopf works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Jennifer earned $109,818 in 2021.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Joshua Carr serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $109,809.
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Jessica Crick works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Jessica earned $109,591 in 2021.
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Curtis Lipsey works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Curtis earned $109,372 in 2021.
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Joseph Seamon works as a Police Sergeant for Louisville Metro Police. Joseph earned $108,931 in 2021.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Justin Stillwell serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $108,760.
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At Louisville Metro Police, Nicholas Dilley serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2021 pay totaled $108,043.
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Charles Sturgeon holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $107,817.
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Shelby Sears holds the role of Police Sergeant at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $107,458.