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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Nancy Mihalcin

Clerical Specialist 1-Sh/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$7,974

Sub-department: PS-Police Admin
Base pay: $4,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $348
Benefits: $2,660
Total compensation: $7,974
Hire date: 2018-04-02
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 918418
Total Taxes: 348.21

Nancy Mihalcin holds the role of Clerical Specialist 1-Sh at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police Administrative. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $7,974. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Sandra Day

Clerical Specialist 1-Pp/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$7,915

Sub-department: PS-Police Admin
Base pay: $6,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $457
Benefits: $1,338
Total compensation: $7,915
Hire date: 2013-01-28
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 48894
Total Taxes: 457.21

Sandra Day is a Clerical Specialist 1-Pp at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Police Administrative. Hired in 2013, they have about 6 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $7,915. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.