City of Phoenix, Arizona / Police Department
Agency file
The Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2025, this agency had 4,300 employees with median total compensation of $105,309; the highest distinct record was $448,624.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,300 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($105,309) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $187,520 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,147. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $428M — | 4,056 — | $103,188 — |
| 2024 | $442M ▲ 3.3% | 4,121 ▲ 1.6% | $104,288 ▲ 1.1% |
| 2025 | $463.6M ▲ 4.9% | 4,300 ▲ 4.3% | $105,309 ▲ 1.0% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Community Operator/Police Department
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At Police Department, Syanne Callier serves as a Police Community Operator. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,783.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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At Police Department, Julia Poncho serves as a Police Community Operator. Their 2024 pay totaled $16,778.
Police Automated System Secretary/Police Department
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Dasia Garcia works as a Police Automated System Secretary for Police Department. Dasia earned $16,686 in 2023.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Sandy Correa is a Police Community Operator at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $16,663.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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At Police Department, Ashton Schmitz serves as a Police Community Operator. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,655.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Claire Terveer is a Police Community Operator at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $16,627.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Josephine Hongsermeier holds the role of Police Community Operator at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,609.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Belen Galindo works as a Police Community Operator for Police Department. Belen earned $16,607 in 2025.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Angela Thelander works as a Police Community Operator for Police Department. Angela earned $16,605 in 2024.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Nikolina Stjepanovic works as a Police Community Operator for Police Department. Nikolina earned $16,603 in 2025.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Logan Mellaci is a Police Community Operator at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $16,603.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Joseph Jaurigue holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $16,563.
Account Clerk III/Police Department
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Valerie Duron holds the role of Account Clerk III at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,480.
Police Community Operator/Police Department
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Taylor Scherling is a Police Community Operator at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $16,304.
Police Records Clerk/Police Department
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Nancy Yonan holds the role of Police Records Clerk at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,279.
Police Records Clerk/Police Department
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Jodi Acevedo holds the role of Police Records Clerk at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,279.
Police Records Clerk/Police Department
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Kyleigh Gutierrez works as a Police Records Clerk for Police Department. Kyleigh earned $16,279 in 2025.
Police Records Clerk/Police Department
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Heidi Mrowiec works as a Police Records Clerk for Police Department. Heidi earned $16,279 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Duane Nakagawa works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Duane earned $16,137 in 2024.