City of Philadelphia / PPD Police
Agency file
The PPD Police provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2026, this agency had 6,545 employees with median total compensation of $27,267; the highest distinct record was $225,310.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 6,545 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($27,267) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $42,317 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,082. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 8 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $569.6M — | 8,688 — | $69,688 — |
| 2020 | $813M ▲ 42.7% | 8,525 ▼ 1.9% | $105,748 ▲ 51.7% |
| 2021 | $746.1M ▼ 8.2% | 8,225 ▼ 3.5% | $97,113 ▼ 8.2% |
| 2022 | $793.4M ▲ 6.3% | 8,149 ▼ 0.9% | $103,287 ▲ 6.4% |
| 2023 | $560.3M ▼ 29.4% | 7,000 ▼ 14.1% | $80,040 ▼ 22.5% |
| 2024 | $811.9M ▲ 44.9% | 6,896 ▼ 1.5% | $118,286 ▲ 47.8% |
| 2025 | $855.8M ▲ 5.4% | 7,004 ▲ 1.6% | $122,309 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2026 | $184.9M ▼ 78.4% | 6,545 ▼ 6.6% | $27,267 ▼ 77.7% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Inspector/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Derrick Wood serves as a Police Inspector. They work salaried. Their 2022 pay totaled $212,961.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Francis Mc Court serves as a Police Officer 1. They work salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $211,242.
Police Sergeant/PPD Police
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Francis Lowry works as a Police Sergeant for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Francis earned $210,689 in 2022.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Kevin Dwyer is a Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $210,017.
Police Lieutenant/PPD Police
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Norman Davenport works as a Police Lieutenant for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Norman earned $209,332 in 2025.
Police Lieutenant/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, John Kay serves as a Police Lieutenant. They work salaried. Their 2020 pay totaled $208,566.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Eliezer Gonzalez is a Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $206,306.
Detective/PPD Police
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Christopher Gilman is a Detective at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $204,372.
Police Captain/PPD Police
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John Wilczynski is a Police Captain at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2020 total compensation came to $203,743.
Detective/PPD Police
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Sean Rios holds the role of Detective at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $203,510.
Chief Police Inspector/PPD Police
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Cynthia Dorsey holds the role of Chief Police Inspector at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2021, their total compensation was $203,276.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Kevin Walton holds the role of Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,208.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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William Tull holds the role of Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,197.
Detective/PPD Police
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Marc Tomiselli holds the role of Detective at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2024, their total compensation was $201,791.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Howard Kravitz holds the role of Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2023, their total compensation was $200,277.
Police Sergeant/PPD Police
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William Frazier works as a Police Sergeant for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. William earned $200,065 in 2020.
Police Inspector/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Michael Costello serves as a Police Inspector. They work salaried. Their 2020 pay totaled $199,786.
Police Sergeant/PPD Police
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Robert Kuhlmeier holds the role of Police Sergeant at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $197,655.
Police Lieutenant/PPD Police
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Thomas Clarkson holds the role of Police Lieutenant at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $195,667.
Chief Police Inspector/PPD Police
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Myron Patterson is a Chief Police Inspector at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2021 total compensation came to $195,611.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Brian Leventhal works as a Police Officer 1 for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Brian earned $195,367 in 2022.
Police Lieutenant/PPD Police
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Derek Hawkins is a Police Lieutenant at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2021 total compensation came to $195,238.
Police Captain/PPD Police
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Brian Hartzell holds the role of Police Captain at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2023, their total compensation was $194,399.
Chief Police Inspector/PPD Police
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Daniel Mac Donald Iii works as a Chief Police Inspector for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Daniel earned $193,861 in 2021.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Charles Calter holds the role of Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $193,573.
Police Captain/PPD Police
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Michael Craighead is a Police Captain at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2020 total compensation came to $192,742.
Police Sergeant/PPD Police
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Francis Dougherty is a Police Sergeant at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $192,643.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Christian Buckman serves as a Police Officer 1. They work salaried. Their 2022 pay totaled $192,405.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Harold Braxton Jr serves as a Police Officer 1. They work salaried. Their 2020 pay totaled $192,128.
Police Sergeant/PPD Police
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Herbert Gibbons Jr works as a Police Sergeant for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Herbert earned $191,401 in 2022.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Bruce Kobler works as a Police Officer 1 for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Bruce earned $190,910 in 2025.
Police Staff Inspector/PPD Police
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Jacqueline Bailey-Davis holds the role of Police Staff Inspector at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2024, their total compensation was $190,364.
Police Sergeant/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Bruce Allen serves as a Police Sergeant. They work salaried. Their 2022 pay totaled $190,022.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Domenick Tursi holds the role of Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2024, their total compensation was $189,707.
Police Captain/PPD Police
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Colleen Stanford is a Police Captain at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2023 total compensation came to $188,747.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Raymond Pinkney is a Police Officer 1 at PPD Police. They work salaried. 2020 total compensation came to $188,461.
Detective/PPD Police
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At PPD Police, Henry Glenn serves as a Detective. They work salaried. Their 2023 pay totaled $187,379.
Detective/PPD Police
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Thomas Boyd Jr holds the role of Detective at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $186,795.
Detective/PPD Police
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Brett Brooks holds the role of Detective at PPD Police. Their status is salaried. In 2021, their total compensation was $186,185.
Police Officer 1/PPD Police
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Caroline Camp works as a Police Officer 1 for PPD Police. Their status is salaried. Caroline earned $185,732 in 2025.