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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Sean Knowles

Detective/PPD Police

2025 total comp

$138,627

Base pay: $100,311
Overtime: $18,336
Other pay: $19,980
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,627
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $102,254
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 24362
Total Pay: $138,627

At PPD Police, Sean Knowles serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,627.

Lance Seidel

Detective/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$138,442

Base pay: $6,764
Overtime: $1,215
Other pay: $130,463
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,442
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,263
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 9831
Total Pay: $138,442

Lance Seidel works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Lance earned $138,442 in 2022.

Donald Murtha

Detective/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$135,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $135,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,391
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,263
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 5819
Total Pay: $135,391

At PPD Police, Donald Murtha serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2022 pay totaled $135,391.

Kevin Gage

Detective/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$133,406

Base pay: $66,667
Overtime: $1,141
Other pay: $65,598
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,406
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,352
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 7883
Total Pay: $133,406

Kevin Gage holds the role of Detective at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $133,406.

Steven Nathan

Detective/PPD Police

2025 total comp

$132,713

Base pay: $5,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $127,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,713
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $99,276
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 27194
Total Pay: $132,713

Steven Nathan is a Detective at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $132,713.

Robert Spadaccini

Detective/PPD Police

2020 total comp

$130,612

Base pay: $63,532
Overtime: $492
Other pay: $66,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,612
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,901
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A12
Public Id: 27666
Total Pay: $130,612

At PPD Police, Robert Spadaccini serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2020 pay totaled $130,612.