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City of Phoenix, Arizona / Police Department / Police Officer

Job-title file

Police Officer

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

2,460 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $116,326, above the department median of $105,309.

Employees
2,460
Total payroll
$301.4M
Role median
$116,326
Agency median
$105,309
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$80$244,748+

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

How total compensation varies among the 2,460 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 jurisdictions

Police Officer beyond City of Phoenix, Arizona

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Phoenix, Arizona, the median of $116,326 ranks #6 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Phoenix, Arizona

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$286,889 · 818
City of Los Angeles
$187,245 · 5,730
City of Boston
$185,462 · 1,335
City of Worcester
$128,256 · 371
Illinois
$114,200 · 7
California
$111,913 · 298

Median total compensation for comparable Police Officerroles 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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Tyler Gustafsson

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$122,491
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$122,491
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,491

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
004

At Police Department, Tyler Gustafsson serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,491.

Michael Thomas

Police Officer/Police Department

2023 total comp
$122,473
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$122,473
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,473

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
4

At Police Department, Michael Thomas serves as a Police Officer. Their 2023 pay totaled $122,473.