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 Officer/Police Department
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Sergio Dominguez holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2023, their total compensation was $226,433.
Police Commander*Asst Chief/Police Department
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Bryan Chapman is a Police Commander*Asst Chief at Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $226,415.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department
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Shawn Garman-Coppock works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Department. Shawn earned $226,325 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Lorenzo Martinez works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Lorenzo earned $226,105 in 2023.
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At Police Department, Jeremy Molesky serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $225,981.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Frankie Contreras works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department. Frankie earned $225,678 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Nathan Goetz serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $225,545.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Santino Scelzo holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $225,510.
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Robert Rice holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $225,429.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Christopher Fleischmann works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Christopher earned $225,235 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Antonio Calles works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Antonio earned $225,179 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Andrew Cutchall serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $224,903.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Patrick Daugherty Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $224,840.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Eric Newton holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department. In 2023, their total compensation was $224,726.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Chad Williamsen works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Chad earned $224,223 in 2025.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Larry Davis works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department. Larry earned $224,035 in 2023.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Benjamin Zamora serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $223,974.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department
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Francisco Banuelos Jr works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Department. Francisco earned $223,843 in 2025.
Police Commander*Asst Chief/Police Department
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At Police Department, Brian Lee serves as a Police Commander*Asst Chief. Their 2025 pay totaled $223,673.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department
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Nicholas Jimenez is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $223,068.
Police Commander*Asst Chief/Police Department
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Edward Decastro holds the role of Police Commander*Asst Chief at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $222,973.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Robert Scherer holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $222,575.
Police Commander/Police Department
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Gabriel Lopez holds the role of Police Commander at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $222,504.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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James Vasquez is a Police Sergeant at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $222,303.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department
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Ronald Bryant holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $222,118.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Ryan Hogan is a Police Sergeant at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $222,054.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department
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Timothy Denny Jr holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $221,924.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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At Police Department, Terrence Fay Jr serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $221,902.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Kemp Layden is a Police Officer at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $221,841.
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Michael Leon is a Police Officer at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $221,523.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Hugo Lopez works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department. Hugo earned $221,506 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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David Guliano works as a Police Officer for Police Department. David earned $221,437 in 2025.
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At Police Department, Kenneth Meadows serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $221,053.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Nicholas Kerger holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $220,534.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Michael Thorley works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department. Michael earned $220,465 in 2024.
Police Commander*Asst Chief/Police Department
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Nicholas Diponzio works as a Police Commander*Asst Chief for Police Department. Nicholas earned $220,324 in 2024.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Jason Altman serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $220,255.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Carlos Velasquez Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department. 2023 total compensation came to $220,210.
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Jerry Rojas is a Police Officer at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $219,820.
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At Police Department, Jason Scoggins serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $219,790.