Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Lexington, KY

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Lexington, KY: $53,590/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,990 – $68,850 · about 1,030 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$16,255 (-23%).

What it's really worth in Lexington

With Lexington's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $53,590 has the buying power of about $57,935 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,089 · median home $327,671 · median rent $1,528/mo.

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How Lexington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lexington, KY is 148th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Lexington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 149th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Lexington sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Lexington

A median home in Lexington, KY costs $327,671 — about 6.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,528/mo works out at 34% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where police & sheriff's patrol officers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lexington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lexington	Rent vs Lexington
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+171%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+152%	2.1×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+133%	1.6×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+120%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Lexington	Rent vs Lexington
Louisville, KY	$56,960	+6%	1×

Staying in KY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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