How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $74,260 and the 90th percentile is $127,940. The difference is $53,680, which is 56.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,050 to the 75th at $115,280, covers $37,230.

The mean annual wage is $96,220, which sits above the median of $95,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 9.8% lower than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,725, which is 3.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% higher than the Kentucky median of $80,390.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $102,725 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 8th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Elizabethtown, KY is 41 miles away, with a median of $76,800 and employment of 80. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,794, against $102,725 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $96,140 and employment of 190. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,500, against $102,725 here.
• Bloomington, IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $75,390 and employment of 70. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,288, against $102,725 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (480 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.