Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Metro Corrections

Agency file

Metro Corrections

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

The Metro Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2021, this agency had 535 employees with median total compensation of $47,694; the highest distinct record was $156,274.

Year: 2021
Total payroll: $24.8M
Employees: 535
Median total: $47,694
Highest record: $156,274

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$102,621+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 535 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($47,694) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $38,420 (83%)
Overtime — $7,871 (17%)
Other — $23 (0%)
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

$12,510

$31,525

$47,694

$59,416

$73,947

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $73,947 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,510. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Corrections Officer

314 · $47,841

Corrections Sergeant

49 · $62,464

Senior Corrections Technician

35 · $36,969

Prisoner Class Interviewer

27 · $39,369

Correction Officer Recruit

16 · $3,560

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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Similar departments

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.

Department of Corrections Louisville Metro, Kentucky99% match
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Record list

Employees

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Thomas Masingo

Corrections Officer/Metro Corrections

2021 total comp

$92,197

Base pay: $55,911
Overtime: $36,286
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,197

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $54,080
Record ID: 1,260
Year-to-Date Total: $92,469

At Metro Corrections, Thomas Masingo serves as a Corrections Officer. Their 2021 pay totaled $92,197.

Martin Baker

Corrections Deputy/Metro Corrections

2021 total comp

$92,179

Base pay: $92,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,179

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $98,883
Record ID: 1,578
Year-to-Date Total: $95,221

At Metro Corrections, Martin Baker serves as a Corrections Deputy. Their 2021 pay totaled $92,179.

Parker O'Bryant

Corrections Officer/Metro Corrections

2021 total comp

$91,591

Base pay: $45,922
Overtime: $45,669
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,591

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $45,282
Record ID: 4,049
Year-to-Date Total: $91,591

Parker O'Bryant holds the role of Corrections Officer at Metro Corrections. In 2021, their total compensation was $91,591.

Devona Kelley

Corrections Officer/Metro Corrections

2021 total comp

$90,116

Base pay: $53,261
Overtime: $36,856
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,116

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $54,080
Record ID: 1,336
Year-to-Date Total: $95,710

At Metro Corrections, Devona Kelley serves as a Corrections Officer. Their 2021 pay totaled $90,116.