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City of Pittsburgh / Detective

Role across City of Pittsburgh

Detective

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

5 people hold the Detective role across 1 department in City of Pittsburgh, with a median total compensation of $24,127. Among 5 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Pittsburgh ranks #5 by median pay.

Employees
5
Median pay
$24,127
Departments
1
Cross-jurisdiction
#5 of 5

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Detective pay in other jurisdictions

Where Detectives are paid most

City of Buffalo
$135,006 · 142
City of Milwaukee
$110,529 · 295
City of Philadelphia
$35,533 · 722

Median total compensation for comparable Detective roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within City of Pittsburgh

Department with this role

The City of Pittsburgh department holding this role

Ps - Police Bureau
5 · $24,127

The one department in City of Pittsburgh that reports this role. The bar links to that department’s page for it.