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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At Chicago Police Department, Malik Williams serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Elizabeth Wilson works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Elizabeth earned $127,146 in 2026.
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James Witt is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Richard Wolfe holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Jason Wolanski works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jason earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Richard Wojcik is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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John Wozniak works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Nick Zarbock is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Martha Zaragoza serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Manuel Martinez is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Kenneth Jackson serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Daniel Quaid holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Brian Romanowski serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Ruben Romero serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Jorge Romo holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Joseph Rotkvich holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Vaselio Roumbos works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Vaselio earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Mark Rowe is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Crystal Rucker works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Crystal earned $127,146 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Porfirio Santiago serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Frank Sarabia serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Gregory Schoen serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Melissa Schroeder serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, George Scott Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Carlos Segovia serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Mario Segoviano works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Mario earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Adrienne Seiber is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Hysni Selenica holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Khaled Shaar works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Khaled earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Timothy Shanahan holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Mohammad Shariq holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Tracie Sheehan works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Tracie earned $127,146 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Earl Sherman serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Sheldon Sherman holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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Daniel Shields is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Maricela Simon holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $127,146.
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William Singer is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Brian Sloyan is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, John Smith serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Youvondia Smith is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.