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City of Chicago / Chicago Police Department / Deputy Director - 42

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Deputy Director - 42

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

9 employees hold this title in Chicago Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $192,852, above the department median of $115,158.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.7M
Role median
$192,852
Agency median
$115,158
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$153,000$203,679+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 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

Deputy Director beyond City of Chicago

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $163,740 ranks #5 of 18. See Deputy Director across all of City of Chicago

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Texas
$228,800 · 267
California
$213,152 · 10
City of Charlotte
$188,410 · 21
New York City
$182,733 · 30
District of Columbia
$160,361 · 30
City of Cincinnati
$156,111 · 23

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Directorroles 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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Fred Waller

Deputy Director - 42/Chicago Police Department

2026 total comp
$204,516
Base pay
$204,516
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$204,516
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$204,516

At Chicago Police Department, Fred Waller serves as a Deputy Director - 42. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $204,516.