New York City / Police Department / Police Officer
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Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
23,503 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $96,976, above the department median of $91,862.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23,503 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 54,270 people — is $105,540. Police Department pays a median base salary of $89,576 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 42nd 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows 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. Police Department’s median base salary is 18% above that national figure, about the 66th 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 20,193 of 23,503 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 Police Department is $96,976, 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 New York City, the median of $96,976 ranks #16 of 31. See Police Officer across all of New York City →
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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Ronald Mei is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $21,501.
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Demetri Osorio works as a Police Officer for Police Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Demetri earned $21,501 in 2025.
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Cesar Jimenez Soledad holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $21,501.
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At Police Department, Jonathan Flores serves as a Police Officer based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $21,501.
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Sean Kalikas works as a Police Officer for Police Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Sean earned $21,501 in 2025.
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At Police Department, Christopher Kenavan serves as a Police Officer based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $21,501.
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At Police Department, Madeline Ramirez serves as a Police Officer based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $21,484.
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Domingo Santos is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $21,470.
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Richard Chamorro holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,470.
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Brianna St Louis is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $21,470.
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Jerome Johnson is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $21,433.
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Mikhail Armstrong holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,423.
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Orlando Burton holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $21,323.
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At Police Department, Monica Colucci serves as a Police Officer based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $21,310.
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Ruben Abreu holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,289.
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At Police Department, Armagan Bulut serves as a Police Officer based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $21,193.
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Kenny Diaz is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $21,193.
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Curtis Parkhurst holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,169.
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Richard Lennon is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years. 2025 total compensation came to $21,106.
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At Police Department, Peterson Lector serves as a Police Officer based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $21,087.
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Vincent Papa holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,062.
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Marisol Maldonado is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $20,961.
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Lisandra Lashley is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. 2025 total compensation came to $20,946.
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Rodolfo Almonte is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. 2025 total compensation came to $20,896.
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Raymond Morales Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $20,861.
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At Police Department, Chandler Castro serves as a Police Officer based in Manhattan. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,842.
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Joshua Mccafferty is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $20,840.
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At Police Department, Nicholas Rose serves as a Police Officer based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $20,840.
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Collin Peynado holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $20,840.
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Jahvon Desouza works as a Police Officer for Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Jahvon earned $20,840 in 2025.
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Emil Esmurdoc is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $20,840.
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At Police Department, Jonathan Guaman Camas serves as a Police Officer based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,840.
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Darien Johnson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,761.
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Claude King works as a Police Officer for Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Claude earned $20,732 in 2025.
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At Police Department, Barbara Kiryako serves as a Police Officer based in Manhattan. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $20,535.
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Danny Campbell holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,507.
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Anthony Yelles holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,480.
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Paul Scardino holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,461.
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Nadia Long holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $20,445.
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Frank Yera holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,425.