Cook County, Illinois / Police Department / Police Commander

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Police Commander

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

5 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $31,291, above the department median of $22,970.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $154.4K
Role median: $31,291
Agency median: $22,970
Comparison: Above

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This role across Cook County, Illinois

Police Commander is held in 2 Cook County, Illinois departments. In Police Department, the median of $31,291 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police Department

$21,925 · 3

Median total compensation for the Police Commander role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Commander beyond Cook County, Illinois

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Cook County, Illinois, the median of $29,953 ranks #5 of 5. See Police Commander across all of Cook County, Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$387,343 · 20

City of Miami

$224,668 · 14

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$207,827 · 39

Metro Nashville

$99,950 · 63

Median total compensation for comparable Police Commander 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.

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Employees with this title

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Dean Beville

Police Commander/Police Department

2018 total comp

$31,763

Base pay: $31,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,763
Hire date: 1988-07-08
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 682ee0b1-8caf-4b19-9586-c42641bc1e2c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1312
Office: 1231
Position Id: 9505154

Dean Beville holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $31,763.

Terrence Tabb

Police Commander/Police Department

2018 total comp

$31,459

Base pay: $31,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,459
Hire date: 1991-04-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c5b7d948-8662-471b-a59f-a7593cbc03fd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1312
Office: 1231
Position Id: 9505429

Terrence Tabb works as a Police Commander for Police Department. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). Terrence earned $31,459 in 2018.

Patrick Murray

Police Commander/Police Department

2018 total comp

$31,291

Base pay: $31,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,291
Hire date: 1994-04-25
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 79cd53fc-711a-4336-9019-32c01d505c9e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1312
Office: 1231
Position Id: 9504999

Patrick Murray holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $31,291.

Richard Velasquez

Police Commander/Police Department

2018 total comp

$30,695

Base pay: $30,695
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,695
Hire date: 1996-06-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 990b96d6-370b-46d9-a4f2-55847ebdffae
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1312
Office: 1231
Position Id: 9905152

Richard Velasquez works as a Police Commander for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. Richard earned $30,695 in 2018.

Lawrence Rafferty

Police Commander/Police Department

2017 total comp

$29,212

Base pay: $29,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,212
Hire date: 1987-04-13
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 899664f2-aec3-45cb-a28c-afe5eb7a9fc4
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 1312
Office: 1231
Position Id: 9702661

Lawrence Rafferty holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. Hired in 1987, they have about 30 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $29,212.