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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Detective/PPD Police
Source-specific fields
Joseph Centeno is a Detective at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $173,099.
Detective/PPD Police
Source-specific fields
Brian Sanders works as a Detective for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Brian earned $171,437 in 2025.