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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Police

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Police

Source file: Allegheny County — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Police provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 297 employees with median total compensation of $117,092; the highest distinct record was $218,771.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$31.5M
Employees
297
Median total
$117,092
Highest record
$218,771

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 297 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($117,092) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$93,338 (88%)
  • Overtime$12,821 (12%)
  • Other$13 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$46,983
$70,208
$117,092
$135,415
$151,712

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $151,712 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,983. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
136 · $129,224
Building Guard
42 · $49,720
Sergeant
25 · $139,881

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$30.1M
301
$108,836
2024
$31.5M
4.7%
301
±0%
$114,640
5.3%
2025
$31.5M
±0%
297
1.3%
$117,092
2.1%

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Record list

Employees

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Robert J Pierce

Police Officer/Police

2025 total comp
$122,938
Base pay
$101,875
Overtime
$21,064
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,938
Hire date
1/8/2018

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$109,838
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$122,938
Pay Status
Terminated
Termination Date
Oct 17, 2025

At Police, Robert J Pierce serves as a Police Officer. Records show a hire date of 1/8/2018. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,938.

Joseph A Risher

Police Officer/Police

2023 total comp
$122,299
Base pay
$119,586
Overtime
$2,713
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,299
Hire date
7/8/2013

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$104,036
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$122,299
Pay Status
Terminated
Termination Date
Jul 14, 2023

Joseph A Risher works as a Police Officer for Police. Their hire date on record is 7/8/2013. Joseph earned $122,299 in 2023.