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, Raymond Tracy serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Eleni Tzelepis is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Theresa Tuttle is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Armando Ugarte works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Armando earned $123,576 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Jairo Valeriano serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Magdalena Valerio is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Nickolaos Vamvlas is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Jeannette Varela 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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Lester Vaughan 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, Migdaliz Vazquez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Ana Vega is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Jessica Venegas is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Roberto Verdin works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Roberto earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Athanasia Vrentas 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, Katherine Wagner serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Sajit Walter is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Kashaunna Weathersby 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, Mary Webb serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Pamela Weiglein is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Brian Wells 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, Robert Westhouse serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Andre Williams works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Andre earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Lonnell Williams 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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Ramona Williams works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ramona earned $123,576 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Shaun Williams serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Veronica Wingard serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Jay Wojtasik 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, Adam Wolbers serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Charles Woods Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Wendell Wright serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Rodney Yockey works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Rodney earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Richard Yi 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, Iwona Zaborowska serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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At Chicago Police Department, Thomas Zaccone serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Jennifer Zaidan works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $123,576 in 2026.
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Carlos Zamora 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, Wenseslao Zavala serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $123,576.
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Monika Zatora 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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Shannon Zubb is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.
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Alexis Soto is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $123,576.