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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
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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

Finance Finance
$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

City of San Jose
$389,959 · 180
City of Boston
$276,467 · 252
City of Los Angeles
$229,695 · 993
City of Worcester
$169,737 · 67
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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Christoph Krause

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2025 total comp
$182,831
Base pay
$13,797
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$169,034
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,831
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$102,887
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
6A04
Public Id
28435
Total Pay
$182,831

Christoph Krause works as a Police Sergeant for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Christoph earned $182,831 in 2025.

Derek Grant

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2020 total comp
$182,478
Base pay
$24,863
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$157,615
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,478
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,853
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
6A04
Public Id
13266
Total Pay
$182,478

Derek Grant is a Police Sergeant at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2020 total compensation came to $182,478.

Marietta Austin

Police Sergeant/PPD Police

2025 total comp
$177,090
Base pay
$80,005
Overtime
$16,144
Other pay
$80,940
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$177,090
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$105,974
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
6A04
Public Id
15673
Total Pay
$177,090

Marietta Austin holds the role of Police Sergeant at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $177,090.