New York City / Police Department
Agency file
Police Department
The Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2025, this agency had 55,424 employees with median total compensation of $91,862; the highest distinct record was $345,249.
- Year
- 2025
- Total payroll
- $6B
- Employees
- 55,424
- Median total
- $91,862
- Highest record
- $345,249
What the records show
Compensation analytics
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
Salary distribution
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 55,424 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,862) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Average pay composition
- Base — $75,710 (70%)
- Overtime — $19,624 (18%)
- Other — $13,127 (12%)
- Benefits — $0 (0%)
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
Pay percentiles
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $190,704 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,501. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
Largest job titles
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
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Similar departments
Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
- Chicago Police Department City of Chicago85% match
- Cp36 City of Springfield, MA82% match
- Police Department (261) City of Baltimore82% match
- Police City and County of San Francisco82% match
- Cmpd Patrol Service Group City of Charlotte82% match
- Police School Resource Key Metro Nashville81% match
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