Police Investigator

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

80 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $117,461, above the department median of $109,338.

Employees: 80
Total payroll: $9.8M
Role median: $117,461
Agency median: $109,338
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$76,481$166,035+

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How total compensation varies among the 80 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brian Merten

Police Investigator/Police Department

2025 total comp

$76,481

Base pay: $71,540
Overtime: $4,941
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,481

Source-specific fields

Health Ins: 28155
Imrf Fica Med: 1578
Life Ins: 110
Police Fire Pension: $60,429
Unemp: 53
Workers' Compensation: $3,976
Y2026 Grand Total: 203138
Y2026 Salary: $108,837

At Police Department, Brian Merten serves as a Police Investigator. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,481.