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

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Louisville, KY: $56,960/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,850 – $73,780 · about 2,150 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$12,885 (-18%).

What it's really worth in Louisville

With Louisville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $56,960 has the buying power of about $61,121 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,771 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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How Louisville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Louisville, KY is 139th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Louisville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 138th.

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

What that salary buys in Louisville

A median home in Louisville, KY costs $350,000 — 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 $1,500/mo works out at 32% 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 Louisville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+155%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+137%	2.2×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+120%	1.6×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+107%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
Lexington, KY	$53,590	−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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