Agency file

Ps - Police Bureau

Source file: City of Pittsburgh — Employee Salaries (2017-2019) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Ps - Police Bureau provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2019, this agency had 1,097 employees with median total compensation of $15,433; the highest distinct record was $43,348.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $17.5M
Employees: 1,097
Median total: $15,433
Highest record: $43,348

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$31,651+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 1,097 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,433) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $14,225 (89%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $224 (1%)
Benefits — $1,498 (9%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$5,721

$11,079

$15,433

$20,944

$25,551

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $25,551 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,721. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer 4Th Year

228 · $15,439

Master Police Officer

176 · $22,042

Police Officer/Detective

174 · $19,114

Police Officer 3Rd Year

97 · $13,258

Police Sergeant

90 · $21,818

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$98.5M —	1,170 —	$90,216 —
2018	$103.2M ▲ 4.8%	1,178 ▲ 0.7%	$93,016 ▲ 3.1%
2019	$17.5M ▼ 83.1%	1,097 ▼ 6.9%	$15,433 ▼ 83.4%

Record list

Employees

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Candice Abu

Sch Crossing Guard/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$11,945

Sub-department: School Guards
Base pay: $11,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $849
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,945
Hire date: 2015-06-15
Union / bargaining unit: School Guards

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 21, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 623984
Total Taxes: 848.88

At Ps - Police Bureau, Candice Abu serves as a Sch Crossing Guard within School Guards. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,945. They are represented by School Guards.

Dennis Ammer

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$11,932

Sub-department: PS- Zone 1-NorthSide
Base pay: $9,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $139
Benefits: $1,841
Total compensation: $11,932
Hire date: 2011-07-25
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 28936
Total Taxes: 138.6

Dennis Ammer works as a Police Officer 4Th Year for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 1-Northside. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 8 years. Dennis earned $11,932 in 2019. Union affiliation: Police.

Daniel King

Crime Analysis Coor 1/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$11,931

Sub-department: PS-Police Admin
Base pay: $10,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $746
Benefits: $1,120
Total compensation: $11,931
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jan 26, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 624388
Total Taxes: 746.09

Daniel King holds the role of Crime Analysis Coor 1 at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police Administrative. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $11,931. They are represented by Non-Union.

Tanya Szuch

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$11,929

Sub-department: PS- Zone 2-Hill Dist
Base pay: $11,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $171
Benefits: $3
Total compensation: $11,929
Hire date: 2008-07-28
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 445382
Total Taxes: 170.5

Tanya Szuch holds the role of Police Officer 4Th Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 2-Hill District. Hired in 2008, they have about 11 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $11,929. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Garrett Houser

Police Officer 3Rd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$11,929

Sub-department: PS- Zone 1-NorthSide
Base pay: $9,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $137
Benefits: $1,810
Total compensation: $11,929
Hire date: 2016-12-05
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 806426
Total Taxes: 137.17

Garrett Houser is a Police Officer 3Rd Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 1-Northside. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 3 years. 2019 total compensation came to $11,929. Union affiliation: Police.

Alex Dickant

Police Officer 2Nd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$11,900

Sub-department: PS- Zone 1-NorthSide
Base pay: $10,842
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $154
Benefits: $904
Total compensation: $11,900
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 873842
Total Taxes: 153.88

Alex Dickant is a Police Officer 2Nd Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 1-Northside. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. 2019 total compensation came to $11,900. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Dawn Bowen

Police Sergeant/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$11,883

Sub-department: Police Staff & Comp Operations
Base pay: $11,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $170
Benefits: $7
Total compensation: $11,883
Hire date: 2004-01-12
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 41098
Total Taxes: 169.84

Dawn Bowen holds the role of Police Sergeant at Ps - Police Bureau within Police Staff & Comp Operations. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 15 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $11,883. Their bargaining unit is Police.