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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $63,220 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,204 a month.

10th percentile
$46,980
25th percentile
$57,630
Median percentile
$63,220
75th percentile
$73,230
90th percentile
$77,970

Based on 2,270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,448 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,220
Federal income tax−$5,406
Social Security + Medicare−$4,836
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,529
Monthly take-home$4,204
Every two weeks$1,940

Does it go far here?

$67,924Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky