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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Michael Newton is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, John Nicezyporuk serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Bradley Nielsen holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Maria Nodal serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Luis Novalez is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Gerald Nowakowski Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Katherina Nowakowski serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Karen Oaks holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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William O Brien is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Juan Ortega serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Ricardo Ortega holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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Pedro Ortiz is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Jon Ostrowski is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Alberto Otano serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Erwin Pacheco serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Luis Pacheco serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Eduardo Paez is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Michael Palikij holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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Mauricio Paniagua is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Katherine Pantalena works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Katherine earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Joseph Papke works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Richard Parks works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Derrick Patterson is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Jacqueline Patterson works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jacqueline earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Emile Payne is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Christina Pena serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Eduardo Perez holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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Jason Perez holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Timothy Philbin serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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John Planica works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $123,576 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Slawomir Plewa serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Elizabeth Pol is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Edward Poppish works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Edward earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Shylah Porrata works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Shylah earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Niyell Powell is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Sheila Prendergast holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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Debra Preus holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,576.
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Carlena Pryor works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Carlena earned $123,576 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Juancarlos Puente serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Hakeem Qazi is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.