The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,600 | 1.45% | 7.16% |
| 2021 | $48,880 | -6.18% | - |
| 2020 | $51,900 | -10.12% | - |
| 2019 | $57,150 | 5.79% | - |
| 2018 | $53,840 | 3.38% | - |
| 2017 | $52,020 | 7.50% | - |
| 2016 | $48,120 | 3.41% | - |
| 2015 | $46,480 | 2.90% | - |
| 2014 | $45,130 | -1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $45,800 | -0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $46,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,600, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $58,680). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |