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City of Phoenix, Arizona / Police Department / Police Commander

Job-title file

Police Commander

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

38 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $208,531, above the department median of $105,309.

Employees
38
Total payroll
$8.4M
Role median
$208,531
Agency median
$105,309
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$104,232$381,741+

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How total compensation varies among the 38 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 Phoenix, Arizona

Police Commander is held in 2 City of Phoenix, Arizona departments. In Police Department, the median of $208,531 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire Department
$204,457 · 1

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

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Police Commander beyond City of Phoenix, Arizona

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Phoenix, Arizona, the median of $207,827 ranks #3 of 5. See Police Commander across all of City of Phoenix, Arizona

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$387,541 · 19
City of Miami
$224,668 · 14
Metro Nashville
$99,950 · 63

Median total compensation for comparable Police Commanderroles 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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Sara Fields

Police Commander/Police Department

2023 total comp
$184,220
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$184,220
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,220

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
16

Sara Fields holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. In 2023, their total compensation was $184,220.

Darren Viner

Police Commander/Police Department

2023 total comp
$178,629
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$178,629
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$178,629

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
16

Darren Viner works as a Police Commander for Police Department. Darren earned $178,629 in 2023.