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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+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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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Graden Carlson

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$213,432
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$213,432
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$213,432

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

At Police Department, Graden Carlson serves as a Police Commander. Their 2025 pay totaled $213,432.

Shane Disotell

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$213,432
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$213,432
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$213,432

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Shane Disotell is a Police Commander at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $213,432.

Steve Martos

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$211,841
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$211,841
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$211,841

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Steve Martos works as a Police Commander for Police Department. Steve earned $211,841 in 2025.

Matthew Siekmann

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$211,209
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$211,209
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$211,209

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Matthew Siekmann holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $211,209.

Jeffrey Benza

Police Commander/Police Department

2023 total comp
$210,578
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$210,578
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$210,578

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
16

Jeffrey Benza holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. In 2023, their total compensation was $210,578.

William Wickers Jr

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$209,235
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$209,235
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$209,235

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

At Police Department, William Wickers Jr serves as a Police Commander. Their 2025 pay totaled $209,235.

Leif Myers

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$207,827
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$207,827
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$207,827

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

At Police Department, Leif Myers serves as a Police Commander. Their 2025 pay totaled $207,827.

Jeffrey Fields

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$205,814
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$205,814
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$205,814

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Jeffrey Fields is a Police Commander at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $205,814.

Brian Riggan

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$204,888
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$204,888
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$204,888

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Brian Riggan works as a Police Commander for Police Department. Brian earned $204,888 in 2025.

Rick Leyvas

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$204,142
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$204,142
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$204,142

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Rick Leyvas holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $204,142.

William Jou

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$204,142
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$204,142
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$204,142

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

William Jou works as a Police Commander for Police Department. William earned $204,142 in 2025.

David Saflar

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$202,702
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$202,702
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$202,702

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

At Police Department, David Saflar serves as a Police Commander. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,702.

Warren Brewer

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$202,449
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$202,449
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$202,449

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Warren Brewer works as a Police Commander for Police Department. Warren earned $202,449 in 2025.

Christine Calderon-Tanguma

Police Commander/Police Department

2025 total comp
$201,747
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$201,747
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$201,747

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
016

Christine Calderon-Tanguma is a Police Commander at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $201,747.