City of Philadelphia / PPD Police / Police Sergeant

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Police Sergeant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

729 employees hold this title in PPD Police. Median total compensation for the role is $32,948, above the department median of $27,267.

Employees: 729
Total payroll: $35.6M
Role median: $32,948
Agency median: $27,267
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$194,848+

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How total compensation varies among the 729 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

Police Sergeant is held in 2 City of Philadelphia departments. In PPD Police, the median of $32,948 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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$41,554 · 17

Median total compensation for the Police Sergeant role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Sergeant beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $33,134 ranks #19 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of City of Philadelphia →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$389,959 · 180

$276,467 · 252

$229,695 · 993

$169,737 · 67

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$165,205 · 440

City of Rockford

$137,954 · 31

City of Miami

$135,342 · 186

City of Salt Lake City

$134,271 · 103

Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeantroles 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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Charles Coan

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2025 total comp

$174,069

Base pay: $70,958
Overtime: $32,670
Other pay: $70,441
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,069
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,974
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A04
Public Id: 28412
Total Pay: $174,069

Charles Coan holds the role of Police Sergeant at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $174,069.

Christoph Daukaus

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2021 total comp

$171,122

Base pay: $72,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $98,429
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,122
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,472
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A04
Public Id: 28020
Total Pay: $171,122

Christoph Daukaus holds the role of Police Sergeant at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2021, their total compensation was $171,122.

James Pauley

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2024 total comp

$168,683

Base pay: $5,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,683
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $97,988
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A04
Public Id: 21523
Total Pay: $168,683

James Pauley holds the role of Police Sergeant at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2024, their total compensation was $168,683.

James Schuck

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2022 total comp

$166,974

Base pay: $50,953
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,021
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,974
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $94,674
Employee Category: Civil Service
Job Code: 6A04
Public Id: 20334
Total Pay: $166,974

James Schuck is a Police Sergeant at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2022 total compensation came to $166,974.