Louisville, KY · 2025 pay · 178 people
How much does a police sergeant make in Louisville, KY?
$132,340typical pay for a police sergeant in 2025
$119,987 – $150,972what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Louisville Metro · Matches the agency's latest release · louisvilleky.gov ↗
Where police sergeants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid police sergeants, 2025
- 1Corey R CadwellPolice Sergeant · Louisville Metro$250,478
- 2Michael F BurnsPolice Sergeant · Louisville Metro$214,616
- 3Jeffrey D ZaroslyPolice Sergeant · Louisville Metro$209,784
- 4Anthony W WilderPolice Sergeant · Louisville Metro$200,377
- 5Paul Eugene NealPolice Sergeant · Louisville Metro$189,073
Common questions
How much does a police sergeant make in Louisville, KY?
The typical police sergeant was paid $132,340 in 2025; most earned between $119,987 and $150,972. This counts all 178 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 19.5% of all pay for police sergeants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Police Sergeant, at any level (for example "Police Sergeant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this