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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Nicholas Papa

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,387

Sub-department: PS- Zone 2-Hill Dist
Base pay: $13,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $190
Benefits: $4
Total compensation: $13,387
Hire date: 2008-07-28
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 46318
Total Taxes: 190.31

At Ps - Police Bureau, Nicholas Papa serves as a Police Officer 4Th Year within Ps- Zone 2-Hill District. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 11 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $13,387. Union affiliation: Police.

Lawrence Eyrolles

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,381

Sub-department: PS- Zone 2-Hill Dist
Base pay: $12,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $174
Benefits: $906
Total compensation: $13,381
Hire date: 2013-04-01
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 48964
Total Taxes: 173.82

Lawrence Eyrolles works as a Police Officer 4Th Year for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 2-Hill District. Hired in 2013, they have about 6 years of service. Lawrence earned $13,381 in 2019. They are represented by Police.

Stephen Mcgouldrick

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,380

Sub-department: PS- Zone 4-Squirrel Hill
Base pay: $12,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $908
Total compensation: $13,380
Hire date: 2014-03-17
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 621038
Total Taxes: 175.26

Stephen Mcgouldrick works as a Police Officer 4Th Year for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 4-Squirrel Hill. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. Stephen earned $13,380 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Krista Hoebel

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,370

Sub-department: PS-Police-Major Crimes
Base pay: $12,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $174
Benefits: $907
Total compensation: $13,370
Hire date: 2011-07-25
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 48096
Total Taxes: 173.52

Krista Hoebel is a Police Officer/Detective at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police-Major Crimes. They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). 2019 total compensation came to $13,370. They are represented by Police.

Joshua Dengler

Police Officer 3Rd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,363

Sub-department: PS- Zone 3-Southside
Base pay: $11,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $159
Benefits: $1,810
Total compensation: $13,363
Hire date: 2016-03-14
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 660540
Total Taxes: 159.02

Joshua Dengler holds the role of Police Officer 3Rd Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 3-Southside. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 3 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $13,363. Union affiliation: Police.

Greg Kalogeris

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,362

Sub-department: Warrant Office
Base pay: $11,393
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158
Benefits: $1,811
Total compensation: $13,362
Hire date: 2007-10-29
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 45762
Total Taxes: 157.56

Greg Kalogeris works as a Police Officer 4Th Year for Ps - Police Bureau within Warrant Office. They have served since 2007 (about 12 years). Greg earned $13,362 in 2019. Union affiliation: Police.

Richard Petak

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,331

Sub-department: PS- Zone 4-Squirrel Hill
Base pay: $11,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164
Benefits: $1,359
Total compensation: $13,331
Hire date: 2005-09-26
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 44154
Total Taxes: 164.04

Richard Petak works as a Police Officer 4Th Year for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 4-Squirrel Hill. Hired in 2005, they have about 14 years of service. Richard earned $13,331 in 2019. They are represented by Police.

Brandon Crane

Police Officer 2Nd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,327

Sub-department: PS- Zone 5-East Liberty
Base pay: $10,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143
Benefits: $2,713
Total compensation: $13,327
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 873782
Total Taxes: 142.57

At Ps - Police Bureau, Brandon Crane serves as a Police Officer 2Nd Year within Ps- Zone 5-East Liberty. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $13,327. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Anthony Guerra

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,309

Sub-department: PS- Zone 3-Southside
Base pay: $10,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $161
Benefits: $2,745
Total compensation: $13,309
Hire date: 2015-08-17
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 622072
Total Taxes: 160.64

Anthony Guerra is a Police Officer 4Th Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 3-Southside. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). 2019 total compensation came to $13,309. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Joseph Kania

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,302

Sub-department: PS- Zone 6-West End
Base pay: $12,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $177
Benefits: $680
Total compensation: $13,302
Hire date: 2015-08-17
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 622334
Total Taxes: 177.46

Joseph Kania works as a Police Officer 4Th Year for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 6-West End. Hired in 2015, they have about 4 years of service. Joseph earned $13,302 in 2019. They are represented by Police.

Dustin Brozell

Police Officer 2Nd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,290

Sub-department: PS- Zone 1-NorthSide
Base pay: $11,103
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152
Benefits: $2,035
Total compensation: $13,290
Hire date: 2017-12-04
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 896118
Total Taxes: 152.16

At Ps - Police Bureau, Dustin Brozell serves as a Police Officer 2Nd Year within Ps- Zone 1-Northside. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $13,290. They are represented by Police.

John Persin

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,283

Sub-department: Special Deployment Div
Base pay: $13,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $189
Benefits: $2
Total compensation: $13,283
Hire date: 2011-07-25
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 48100
Total Taxes: 188.81

John Persin is a Police Officer 4Th Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Special Deployment Division. They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). 2019 total compensation came to $13,283. Union affiliation: Police.

Anthony Moreno

Master Police Officer/Ps - Police Bureau

2018 total comp

$13,279

Sub-department: PS-Police-Compensation
Base pay: $11,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164
Benefits: $1,810
Total compensation: $13,279
Hire date: 1994-06-27
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Apr 2, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 21362
Total Taxes: 163.95

Anthony Moreno holds the role of Master Police Officer at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police-Compensation. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $13,279. Union affiliation: Police.

Sean Allebrand

Police Officer 3Rd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,272

Sub-department: PS- Zone 5-East Liberty
Base pay: $13,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $190
Benefits: $1
Total compensation: $13,272
Hire date: 2016-12-05
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 805002
Total Taxes: 189.7

Sean Allebrand holds the role of Police Officer 3Rd Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 5-East Liberty. They have served since 2016 (about 3 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $13,272. Union affiliation: Police.

Thomas Weger

Police Officer/Detective/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,271

Sub-department: PS- Zone 3-Southside
Base pay: $11,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $148
Benefits: $2,074
Total compensation: $13,271
Hire date: 2000-05-15
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 40320
Total Taxes: 147.85

Thomas Weger works as a Police Officer/Detective for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 3-Southside. They have served since 2000 (about 19 years). Thomas earned $13,271 in 2019. Union affiliation: Police.

Dustin Galich

Police Officer 3Rd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,258

Sub-department: PS- Zone 3-Southside
Base pay: $11,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158
Benefits: $1,809
Total compensation: $13,258
Hire date: 2016-03-14
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Feb 5, 2019
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 660752
Total Taxes: 157.55

Dustin Galich holds the role of Police Officer 3Rd Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 3-Southside. Hired in 2016, they have about 3 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $13,258. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Jamie Flaherty

Police Officer 4Th Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,248

Sub-department: PS- Zone 4-Squirrel Hill
Base pay: $12,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $172
Benefits: $907
Total compensation: $13,248
Hire date: 2009-09-28
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 47056
Total Taxes: 171.93

Jamie Flaherty is a Police Officer 4Th Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 4-Squirrel Hill. Hired in 2009, they have about 10 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $13,248. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Ian Buchanan

Police Officer 2Nd Year/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,229

Sub-department: PS- Zone 1-NorthSide
Base pay: $13,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $189
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,229
Hire date: 2017-12-04
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 896150
Total Taxes: 189.08

Ian Buchanan is a Police Officer 2Nd Year at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 1-Northside. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). 2019 total compensation came to $13,229. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Colleen Bristow-Graham

Police Sergeant/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,228

Sub-department: Training Academy
Base pay: $13,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $189
Benefits: $4
Total compensation: $13,228
Hire date: 2007-07-30
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 45576
Total Taxes: 189.07

Colleen Bristow-Graham is a Police Sergeant at Ps - Police Bureau within Training Academy. Hired in 2007, they have about 12 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $13,228. Union affiliation: Police.

Elaine Alter

School Crossing Guard Supervisor/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$13,206

Sub-department: PS-School Guard Admin
Base pay: $10,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $720
Benefits: $2,366
Total compensation: $13,206
Hire date: 1976-10-27
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 3182
Total Taxes: 719.73

Elaine Alter is a School Crossing Guard Supervisor at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-School Guard Administrative. Their tenure dates to 1976, about 43 years. 2019 total compensation came to $13,206. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.