diff --git a/python/pyarrow/compute.py b/python/pyarrow/compute.py
index 83612f66d21e2..426ecae31c039 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/compute.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/compute.py
@@ -423,6 +423,18 @@ def index(data, value, start=None, end=None, *, memory_pool=None):
     -------
     index : int
         the index, or -1 if not found
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import pyarrow as pa
+    >>> import pyarrow.compute as pc
+    >>> arr = pa.array(["Lorem", "ipsum", "dolor", "sit", "Lorem", "ipsum"])
+    >>> pc.index(arr, "ipsum")
+    <pyarrow.Int64Scalar: 1>
+    >>> pc.index(arr, "ipsum", start=2)
+    <pyarrow.Int64Scalar: 5>
+    >>> pc.index(arr, "amet")
+    <pyarrow.Int64Scalar: -1>
     """
     if start is not None:
         if end is not None: