City of Philadelphia / PPD Police / Detective

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Detective

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.

Employees: 717
Total payroll: $35.1M
Role median: $35,411
Agency median: $27,267
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$184,973+

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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.

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This role across City of Philadelphia

Detective is held in 2 City of Philadelphia departments. In PPD Police, the median of $35,411 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Finance Finance

$40,897 · 5

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.

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Detective beyond City of Philadelphia

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$153,489 · 86

City of Buffalo

$135,006 · 142

City of Milwaukee

$110,529 · 295

City of Pittsburgh

$24,127 · 5

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

Employees with this title

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Richard Antonini

Detective/PPD Police

2025 total comp

$128,684

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $128,684
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,684
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $99,276
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 36566
Total Pay: $128,684

At PPD Police, Richard Antonini serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $128,684.

John Druding

Detective/PPD Police

2020 total comp

$128,542

Base pay: $68,139
Overtime: $8,816
Other pay: $51,586
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,542
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,901
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 36675
Total Pay: $128,542

At PPD Police, John Druding serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2020 pay totaled $128,542.

Gregory Santamala

Detective/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$128,260

Base pay: $78,917
Overtime: $28,831
Other pay: $20,512
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,260
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,352
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 27573
Total Pay: $128,260

Gregory Santamala is a Detective at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2022 total compensation came to $128,260.

James Burns

Detective/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$127,655

Base pay: $89,417
Overtime: $22,193
Other pay: $16,045
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,655
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,352
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 26785
Total Pay: $127,655

James Burns holds the role of Detective at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $127,655.

Mark Lichorobiec

Detective/PPD Police

2021 total comp

$126,245

Base pay: $41,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,245
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,901
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 8311
Total Pay: $126,245

Mark Lichorobiec is a Detective at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2021 total compensation came to $126,245.

John Komorowski

Detective/PPD Police

2020 total comp

$123,889

Base pay: $53,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,902
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,889
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,901
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 23146
Total Pay: $123,889

At PPD Police, John Komorowski serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2020 pay totaled $123,889.

David Plummer

Detective/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$122,072

Base pay: $20,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $101,781
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,072
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,263
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 11123
Total Pay: $122,072

David Plummer works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. David earned $122,072 in 2022.