New York City / Police Department / Captain
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
404 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $198,978, above the department median of $91,862.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 404 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.
Compare departments
Captain is held in 5 New York City departments. In Police Department, the median of $198,978 ranks #4 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Captain role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $219,011 ranks #3 of 12. See Captain across all of New York City →
Median total compensation for comparable Captainroles 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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Captain/Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Police Department, Michael Madison Jr serves as a Captain based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 30 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,536.