Police Officer/Detective

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

192 employees hold this title in Ps - Police Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $19,912, above the department median of $15,433.

Employees: 192
Total payroll: $4.8M
Role median: $19,912
Agency median: $15,433
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,721$98,353+

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How total compensation varies among the 192 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 Detective beyond City of Pittsburgh

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Pittsburgh, the median of $19,912 ranks #2 of 2. See Police Officer Detective across all of City of Pittsburgh →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$159,786 · 61

Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer Detectiveroles 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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Margaret Sherwood

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2017 total comp

$77,971

Sub-department: Community Oriented Police
Base pay: $72,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $5,109
Total compensation: $77,971
Hire date: 1989-11-27
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jun 16, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 5316
Total Taxes: 0

Margaret Sherwood works as a Police Officer/Detective for Ps - Police Bureau within Community Oriented Police. Hired in 1989, they have about 28 years of service. Margaret earned $77,971 in 2017. They are represented by Police.

Gregory Schanck

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2017 total comp

$77,676

Sub-department: PS-Police-Major Crimes
Base pay: $74,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,433
Total compensation: $77,676
Hire date: 1993-03-08
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Apr 12, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 8496
Total Taxes: 0

At Ps - Police Bureau, Gregory Schanck serves as a Police Officer/Detective within Ps-Police-Major Crimes. Hired in 1993, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $77,676. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Sheila Jeffries

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2017 total comp

$75,233

Sub-department: PS-Police-Major Crimes
Base pay: $72,882
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $2,351
Total compensation: $75,233
Hire date: 1989-04-17
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 15, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 1920
Total Taxes: 0

At Ps - Police Bureau, Sheila Jeffries serves as a Police Officer/Detective within Ps-Police-Major Crimes. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 28 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $75,233. Their bargaining unit is Police.