Role across City of Charlotte

Police Captain

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

25 people hold the Police Captain role across 6 departments in City of Charlotte, with a median total compensation of $142,998. Among 16 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Charlotte ranks #11 by median pay.

Employees: 25
Median pay: $142,998
Departments: 6
Cross-jurisdiction: #11 of 16

Compare jurisdictions

Police Captain pay in other jurisdictions

Where Police Captains are paid most

$477,892 · 11

$380,299 · 8

$345,598 · 80

$257,858 · 13

$251,538 · 9

New York Public Authorities

$196,470 · 26

City of Springfield, MA

$193,337 · 15

City of Salt Lake City

$172,426 · 11

$161,054 · 29

$156,543 · 16

$130,464 · 111

$127,294 · 12

City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

$96,924 · 26

Metro Nashville

$67,327 · 127

City of Philadelphia

$43,020 · 105

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

Within City of Charlotte

Departments with this role

Largest City of Charlotte departments for this role

Cmpd Patrol Service Group

14 · $142,998

Cmpd Administrative Service Group

3 · $142,998

Cmpd Special Service Group

3 · $142,998

Cmpd Investigative Service Group

2 · $142,998

Cmpd Office of the Chief

2 · $142,998

Cmpd Support Service Group

1 · $142,998

Departments in City of Charlotteemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.