City of Phoenix, Arizona / Police Department / Police Commander
Job-title file
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.
What the records show
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.
Compare departments
Police Commander is held in 2 City of Phoenix, Arizona departments. In Police Department, the median of $208,531 ranks #1 of 2.
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.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
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
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Police Commander/Police Department
Source-specific fields
At Police Department, James Ward serves as a Police Commander. Their 2025 pay totaled $269,424.