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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Rama Wolfe works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Rama earned $127,146 in 2026.
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J Wombles is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Craig Wooten is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Germaine Wrencher 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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Ronald Wright 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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Michael Wuertz 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, Juan Yanez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Vita Zadura 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, Mark Zalewski serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Pedro Zapata serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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At Chicago Police Department, Robert Zielinski serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Tim Ziemba is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Gina Zubeck works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Gina earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Gonzalo Escobar 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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John Burns 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, Peter Wilkosz serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Tracy Knightly 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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Augustine Lozano works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Augustine earned $127,146 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Darrick Dixon serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Thomas Carey is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Edward Yerke works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Edward earned $127,146 in 2026.
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Sean Brandon is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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William Harnedy 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, Gabino Cortez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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John Stanley works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $127,146 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Alejandro Vargas serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $127,146.
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Lisa Clucas is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,146.
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Ellio Morales 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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Payroll for Jose Rodriguez (Police Officer, Chicago Police Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $127,146 in 2026.
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Jose Sanchez appears in Chicago Police Department payroll as a Police Officer, with $127,146 reported in 2026 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Ricardo Mendez appears in Chicago Police Department payroll as a Police Officer, with $127,146 reported in 2026 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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This Police Officer record at Chicago Police Department for Jose Camacho may represent several individuals, totaling $127,146 in 2026.
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Payroll for Ricardo Rivera (Police Officer, Chicago Police Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $127,146 in 2026.
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Jose Diaz appears in Chicago Police Department payroll as a Police Officer, with $127,146 reported in 2026 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Payroll for Brian Okrasinski (Police Officer, Chicago Police Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $127,146 in 2026.
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This Police Officer record at Chicago Police Department for Juan Gonzalez may represent several individuals, totaling $127,146 in 2026.
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This Police Officer record at Chicago Police Department for James Foley may represent several individuals, totaling $127,146 in 2026.
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Mario Sanchez appears in Chicago Police Department payroll as a Police Officer, with $127,146 reported in 2026 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Payroll for Javier Rivera (Police Officer, Chicago Police Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $127,146 in 2026.
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This Police Officer record at Chicago Police Department for Luis Lopez may represent several individuals, totaling $127,146 in 2026.