City of Chicago / Chicago Police Department / Sergeant
Job-title file
Sergeant
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
1,317 employees hold this title in Chicago Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $147,252, above the department median of $115,158.
- Employees
- 1,317
- Total payroll
- $191.4M
- Role median
- $147,252
- Agency median
- $115,158
- Comparison
- Above
What the records show
Role pay distribution
Pay distribution for this role
How total compensation varies among the 1,317 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.
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Sergeant beyond City of Chicago
This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $147,252 ranks #6 of 18. See Sergeant across all of City of Chicago →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Sergeantroles 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.
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