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Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Metro Police

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Louisville Metro Police

Source file: Louisville Metro — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Louisville Metro Police provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2021, this agency had 1,595 employees with median total compensation of $70,377; the highest distinct record was $217,173.

Year
2021
Total payroll
$101.9M
Employees
1,595
Median total
$70,377
Highest record
$217,173

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 1,595 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,377) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$52,096 (82%)
  • Overtime$7,719 (12%)
  • Other$4,072 (6%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$6,154
$38,062
$70,377
$85,300
$105,119

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,119 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,154. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
931 · $72,904
Police Sergeant
190 · $93,300
Police Lieutenant
62 · $128,679
Traffic Guard III
54 · $19,285
Police Recruit
47 · $16,083

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Jason Winstead

Police Officer/Louisville Metro Police

2021 total comp
$101,933
Base pay
$68,681
Overtime
$27,590
Other pay
$5,663
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,933

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$65,312
Record ID
1,250
Year-to-Date Total
$102,193

At Louisville Metro Police, Jason Winstead serves as a Police Officer. Their 2021 pay totaled $101,933.

Wesley Troutman

Police Officer/Louisville Metro Police

2021 total comp
$101,867
Base pay
$63,865
Overtime
$29,997
Other pay
$8,005
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,867

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$60,840
Record ID
4,016
Year-to-Date Total
$102,322

Wesley Troutman holds the role of Police Officer at Louisville Metro Police. In 2021, their total compensation was $101,867.