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
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Luis Nunez holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Michael O'Brien works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $111,252 in 2026.
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Claire O'Carroll holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Juanita Ocegueda serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Robert O'Connell Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Nineveh Odishoo is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Alejandro Olaguez holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Grace Omachi holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Fernando Ontanon is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Emmanuel Ordaz Jimenez works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Emmanuel earned $111,252 in 2026.
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Xenia Ordonez holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Miguel Ordaz is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Carol Orejel serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Pedro Orozco Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Gina Orsi serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Carolina Ortega holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Nadya Ortigoza is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Stephanie Ortigara is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Israel Ortiz is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Oscar Ortiz serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Luis Otero Ii is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Randall Owens is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Sergio Pacheco serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Victor Pacheco works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Victor earned $111,252 in 2026.
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Neftali Padilla works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Neftali earned $111,252 in 2026.
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Uriel Padilla is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Danny Pagan is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Sabahudin Palackic serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Rachel Palamore works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Rachel earned $111,252 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Alison Palhegyi serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Peter Palka serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Matthew Palmer works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $111,252 in 2026.
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Anthony Palumbo is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Bernardo Paniagua serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Jamel Pankey is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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Jonathan Pantoja holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Christopher Panzica holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,252.
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Christopher Paredes is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $111,252.
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At Chicago Police Department, Ryan Parrish serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,252.
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Purvish Patel works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Purvish earned $111,252 in 2026.