Police Sergeant

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

101 employees hold this title in Ps - Police Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $22,332, above the department median of $15,433.

Employees: 101
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $22,332
Agency median: $15,433
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6,902$96,605+

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How total compensation varies among the 101 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 Sergeant beyond City of Pittsburgh

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City of Pittsburgh, the median of $22,332 ranks #20 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of City of Pittsburgh →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$389,959 · 180

$276,467 · 252

$229,695 · 993

$169,737 · 67

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$165,205 · 440

City of Rockford

$137,954 · 31

City of Miami

$135,342 · 186

City of Salt Lake City

$134,271 · 103

Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeantroles 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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Joseph Gannon

Police Sergeant/Ps - Police Bureau

2017 total comp

$74,750

Sub-department: PS- Zone 1-NorthSide
Base pay: $65,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,973
Total compensation: $74,750
Hire date: 1995-02-20
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 8, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 29908
Total Taxes: 0

Joseph Gannon works as a Police Sergeant for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 1-Northside. Hired in 1995, they have about 22 years of service. Joseph earned $74,750 in 2017. They are represented by Police.