Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Median annual salary
$61,720
-19% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$71,518
cost index 86.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lexington-Fayette, KY
| 10th percentile | $47,940 |
| 25th percentile | $58,700 |
| Median (50th) | $61,720 |
| 75th percentile | $75,780 |
| 90th percentile | $88,250 |
| Mean | $67,010 |
| Employed in metro | 1,090 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns a median of $61,720 per year. That is 19% below the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Lexington-Fayette, KY has a cost index of 86.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $71,518 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,966, median gross rent $1,138/mo, and the median home value $281,300. See the full Lexington-Fayette, KY cost-of-living profile.