City of Philadelphia / PPD Police / Detective
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
717 employees hold this title in PPD Police. Median total compensation for the role is $35,411, above the department median of $27,267.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 717 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
Detective is held in 2 City of Philadelphia departments. In PPD Police, the median of $35,411 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Detective role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $35,533 ranks #4 of 5. See Detective across all of City of Philadelphia →
Median total compensation for comparable Detectiveroles 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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George Sullivan works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. George earned $101,153 in 2020.
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Stephen Snyder works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Stephen earned $101,105 in 2026.
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John Krawczyk works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. John earned $100,928 in 2022.
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Timothy Cliggett works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Timothy earned $99,808 in 2025.
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Albert Wiegert works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Albert earned $99,480 in 2021.
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Carl Watkins works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Carl earned $97,331 in 2021.
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Darrell Sampson works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Darrell earned $95,622 in 2025.
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At PPD Police, Joseph Baird Ii serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2022 pay totaled $92,518.