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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Linda Rosato-Barone

Ass't Chief of Police/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$30,671

Sub-department: PS-Asst Chief-Admin
Base pay: $27,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $2,782
Total compensation: $30,671
Hire date: 1979-11-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 27070
Total Taxes: 0

Linda Rosato-Barone holds the role of Ass't Chief of Police at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps-Asst Chief-Admin. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 40 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $30,671. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Troy Signorella

Master Police Officer/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$30,549

Sub-department: Warrant Office
Base pay: $28,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $2,042
Total compensation: $30,549
Hire date: 1995-01-16
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 17294
Total Taxes: 400.33

Troy Signorella is a Master Police Officer at Ps - Police Bureau within Warrant Office. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 24 years. 2019 total compensation came to $30,549. Their bargaining unit is Police.

Joseph Tersak

Police Lieutenant/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$30,474

Sub-department: Special Deployment Div
Base pay: $27,717
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $2,757
Total compensation: $30,474
Hire date: 1988-04-04
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 30636
Total Taxes: 0

Joseph Tersak holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Ps - Police Bureau within Special Deployment Division. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 31 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $30,474. Union affiliation: Police.

Leroy Schrock

Master Police Officer/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$30,427

Sub-department: PS- Zone 5-East Liberty
Base pay: $27,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $382
Benefits: $2,726
Total compensation: $30,427
Hire date: 1994-03-28
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 14178
Total Taxes: 381.86

At Ps - Police Bureau, Leroy Schrock serves as a Master Police Officer within Ps- Zone 5-East Liberty. They have served since 1994 (about 25 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $30,427. Union affiliation: Police.

Donald Mitchell

Master Police Officer/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$30,421

Sub-department: PS- Zone 6-West End
Base pay: $27,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $381
Benefits: $2,720
Total compensation: $30,421
Hire date: 1990-02-16
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 17604
Total Taxes: 381.24

Donald Mitchell works as a Master Police Officer for Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 6-West End. Hired in 1990, they have about 29 years of service. Donald earned $30,421 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Police.

John Suzensky

Master Police Officer/Ps - Police Bureau

2019 total comp

$30,340

Sub-department: PS- Zone 6-West End
Base pay: $28,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $408
Benefits: $1,370
Total compensation: $30,340
Hire date: 1993-07-05
Union / bargaining unit: Police

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 230000
Socrata Entity Number: 5046
Total Taxes: 407.96

John Suzensky is a Master Police Officer at Ps - Police Bureau within Ps- Zone 6-West End. Hired in 1993, they have about 26 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $30,340. Their bargaining unit is Police.