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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Brian Nicholas

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$92,535

Sub-department: PS-Police-Narcotics/Vice
Base pay: $81,865
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,149
Benefits: $9,521
Total compensation: $92,535
Hire date: 1997-05-19
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 6, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 10812
Total Taxes: 1149.32

Brian Nicholas works as a Police Officer/Detective for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police-Narcotics/Vice. They have served since 1997 (about 21 years). Brian earned $92,535 in 2018. They are represented by Police.