City of Pittsburgh / Ps - Police Bureau / Police Officer/Detective

Job-title file

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.

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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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Robert Harbaugh

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$160,018

Sub-department: PS-Police-Major Crimes
Base pay: $145,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,076
Benefits: $12,273
Total compensation: $160,018
Hire date: 1990-04-09
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Sep 27, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 11204
Total Taxes: 2075.61

At Ps - Police Bureau, Robert Harbaugh serves as a Police Officer/Detective within Ps-Police-Major Crimes. They have served since 1990 (about 28 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $160,018. They are represented by Police.

Charles Hanlon

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$138,392

Sub-department: PS-Police-Major Crimes
Base pay: $123,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,734
Benefits: $12,922
Total compensation: $138,392
Hire date: 1994-01-03
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Sep 28, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 2608
Total Taxes: 1734.49

Charles Hanlon is a Police Officer/Detective at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police-Major Crimes. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. 2018 total compensation came to $138,392. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Dorian Merlina

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$121,780

Sub-department: PS-Police-Narcotics/Vice
Base pay: $109,361
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,539
Benefits: $10,881
Total compensation: $121,780
Hire date: 1993-02-15
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 1, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 19294
Total Taxes: 1539.16

At Ps - Police Bureau, Dorian Merlina serves as a Police Officer/Detective within Ps-Police-Narcotics/Vice. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $121,780. They are represented by Police.

Mark Goob

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2017 total comp

$119,011

Sub-department: PS-Police-Narcotics/Vice
Base pay: $108,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,195
Total compensation: $119,011
Hire date: 1995-02-20
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 3, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 10554
Total Taxes: 0

Mark Goob works as a Police Officer/Detective for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police-Narcotics/Vice. They have served since 1995 (about 22 years). Mark earned $119,011 in 2017. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Harry Lutton

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2017 total comp

$93,818

Sub-department: PS-Police-Major Crimes
Base pay: $93,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $34
Total compensation: $93,818
Hire date: 2000-01-24
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Sep 29, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 40038
Total Taxes: 0

Harry Lutton is a Police Officer/Detective at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police-Major Crimes. Hired in 2000, they have about 17 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $93,818. Union affiliation: Police.