City of Chicago / Chicago Police Department / Police Officer
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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
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Max Walzer works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Max earned $105,906 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Romello Washington serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Joshua Wieczorek is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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Carl Williams holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.
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Tara Windom works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Tara earned $105,906 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Brandon Winters serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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At Chicago Police Department, Grace Wojcik serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Joseph Wolniakowski is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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Nicholas Wright works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Breyden Wyman is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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At Chicago Police Department, Jason Young serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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At Chicago Police Department, Uriel Zapien serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Iridiana Zavala is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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At Chicago Police Department, Jennifer Zavala serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Marilyn Pancoatl works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Marilyn earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Kurtis Krey works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Kurtis earned $105,906 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Chyanne Roman serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Juan Roman-Vega works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Juan earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Joel Rosales works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Joel earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Melvani Rosa works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Melvani earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Evelyn Ruiz is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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Deonte Rush holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.
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Shamika Russell holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.
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Osha Rutherford is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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Jose Salazar is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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At Chicago Police Department, Ruben Saldivar Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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At Chicago Police Department, Jessica Salinas serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Victor Salto Jr is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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John Sambo works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $105,906 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Yvette Sanabria serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Giovanni Sanchez is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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Jesus Sanchez holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.
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Maritza Sanchez works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Maritza earned $105,906 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Sasha Sanchez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,906.
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Jennifer Sanders works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Jorge Sandoval holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.
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Belen Santos holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.
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Moses Santos works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Moses earned $105,906 in 2026.
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Daniel Santoyo is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,906.
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Francisco Sauno holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,906.