How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, the published 10th percentile is $46,980 and the 90th percentile is $77,970. The difference is $30,990, which is 49.0% 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 $57,630 to the 75th at $73,230, covers $15,600.

The mean annual wage is $63,690, which sits above the median of $63,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 17% lower than the national median of $76,210 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,924, which is 10.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the Kentucky median of $60,490.

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 $63,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at $67,924 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 14th of 26 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 $59,030 and employment of 340. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,175, against $67,924 here.
• Columbus, IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $72,500 and employment of 150. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,954, against $67,924 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $61,720 and employment of 1,090. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,445, against $67,924 here.

Employment share

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (2,270 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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.