City of Chicago / Chicago Police Department / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
7,783 employees hold this title in Chicago Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $111,252, below the department median of $115,158.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 7,783 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 22,680 people — is $107,810. Chicago Police Department pays a median base salary of $111,252 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chicago Police Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Chicago Police Department’s median base salary is 46% above that national figure, about the 87th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 9,116 of 9,219 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Police Department is $111,252, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $111,252 ranks #10 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer roles 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
Page 12
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Jory Rodriguez works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jory earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Leonardo Roman works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Leonardo earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Briana Ross works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Briana earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Kyle Rowan holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Daniel Ruiz Briseno is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Edin Sabovic works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Edin earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Juan Salas works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Juan earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Olando Salas serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Rene Salas is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Yovani Saldana serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Salah Saleh serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Hermelinda Salgado works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Hermelinda earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Alfredo Salgado Jr is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Gary Sams serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Gina Sanchez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Luis Sandoval Alonso is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Yesenia Santana works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Yesenia earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Aladino Santiago is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Juliano Sciortino serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Cortney Scott serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Tracy Shorter holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Scott Sierzega works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Christopher Silveyra holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Alexis Smalarz holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Brian Smith is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Malik Smith works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Malik earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Reyna Smith is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Oscar Solis is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Shaun Stephens is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Whitfield Stevens Jr is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Patricio Tacuri works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Patricio earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Juan Tapia Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Alston Taylor Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Police Department, Andrew Tenison serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Jermaine Thomas is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Keishun Thomas holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Brian Torres works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $100,950 in 2026.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Eric Torres is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Jonathan Tovar is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
Police Officer/Chicago Police Department
Source-specific fields
Michael Tregenza holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.