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City of Albuquerque / Pd-Police / Sergeant

Job-title file

Sergeant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

126 employees hold this title in Pd-Police. Median total compensation for the role is $64,924, above the department median of $45,063.

Employees
126
Total payroll
$8.6M
Role median
$64,924
Agency median
$45,063
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$29,388$99,124+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 126 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Sergeant beyond City of Albuquerque

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Albuquerque, the median of $64,924 ranks #17 of 18. See Sergeant across all of City of Albuquerque

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$355,009 · 1,144
New York City
$154,872 · 3,998
California
$151,436 · 147
City of Chicago
$147,252 · 1,317
Georgia
$137,644 · 22
Vermont
$130,959 · 78

Median total compensation for comparable Sergeantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Michael Avila

Sergeant/Pd-Police

2025 total comp
$85,167
Base pay
$85,167
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,167
Hourly rate
$46

At Pd-Police, Michael Avila serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,167.

Max Denerstein

Sergeant/Pd-Police

2025 total comp
$83,939
Base pay
$83,939
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,939
Hourly rate
$46

At Pd-Police, Max Denerstein serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,939.

Sarah Kastendieck

Sergeant/Pd-Police

2025 total comp
$83,154
Base pay
$83,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,154
Hourly rate
$46

At Pd-Police, Sarah Kastendieck serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,154.

Kevin Hernandez

Sergeant/Pd-Police

2025 total comp
$82,882
Base pay
$82,882
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,882
Hourly rate
$46

Kevin Hernandez works as a Sergeant for Pd-Police. Kevin earned $82,882 in 2025.

Mark Adkins

Sergeant/Pd-Police

2025 total comp
$82,754
Base pay
$82,754
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,754
Hourly rate
$46

Mark Adkins holds the role of Sergeant at Pd-Police. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,754.

Paul Durham

Sergeant/Pd-Police

2025 total comp
$82,554
Base pay
$82,554
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,554
Hourly rate
$46

Paul Durham is a Sergeant at Pd-Police. 2025 total compensation came to $82,554.