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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Joseph Pulia works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Mariano Garcia Jr is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,154.
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At Chicago Police Department, Juan Paez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $119,154.
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Steven White is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,154.
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At Chicago Police Department, Timothy Loring serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $119,154.
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Eduard Naumov is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,154.
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Nikoletta Papadopoulos works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Nikoletta earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Roderick Dillard works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Roderick earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Misael Ibarra works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Misael earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Dianna Villa works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Dianna earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Andrew Ohlson works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Andrew earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Timothy Davis works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $119,154 in 2026.
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Lynda Burgos holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,154.
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Brandon Mccreary holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,154.
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Kari Pfeifer holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,154.
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Ruben Rojas holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,158.
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At Chicago Police Department, David Roldan serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,158.
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Elias Abudayeh is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $115,158.
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Anthony Accardo works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Thomas Alagno works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Shahrukh Ali works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Shahrukh earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Dominique Allen works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Dominique earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Rafael Altamirano works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Rafael earned $115,158 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, Nicholas Alverio serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,158.
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Charles Alviso holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,158.
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Pedro Anaya works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Pedro earned $115,158 in 2026.
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At Chicago Police Department, David Andrews serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,158.
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Michael Appelhans holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,158.
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Danny Arroyo holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,158.
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At Chicago Police Department, Davey Astorga serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,158.
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Ronald Ayala works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ronald earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Jeffrey Azar works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $115,158 in 2026.
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James Baggetto works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. James earned $115,158 in 2026.
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John Banczak works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Carlie Bandyk holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,158.
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Anna Baranowska-Buda holds the role of Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,158.
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Hormiz Barwari is a Police Officer at Chicago Police Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $115,158.
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Katharine Baumhardt works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Katharine earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Carlos Becerril works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Carlos earned $115,158 in 2026.
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Damir Becirevic works as a Police Officer for Chicago Police Department. Their status is full-time. Damir earned $115,158 in 2026.