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

Cook County, Illinois

$29,953 · 8

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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Bryan Knueppel

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp

$200,852

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200,852
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,852

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category: 016

Bryan Knueppel holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $200,852.

Aimee Smith

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp

$200,558

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200,558
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,558

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category: 016

At Police Department, Aimee Smith serves as a Police Commander. Their 2025 pay totaled $200,558.

Mercedes Fortune

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp

$200,305

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200,305
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,305

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category: 016

Mercedes Fortune is a Police Commander at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $200,305.

Dennis Orender

Police Commander/Police Department

2023 total comp

$191,240

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $191,240
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,240

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category: 16

Dennis Orender is a Police Commander at Police Department. 2023 total compensation came to $191,240.

David Seitter Ii

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp

$190,836

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $190,836
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,836

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category: 016

David Seitter Ii is a Police Commander at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $190,836.