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City of Rockford / Police Department

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Police Department

Source file: City of Rockford, IL — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 347 employees with median total compensation of $109,338; the highest distinct record was $215,396.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$34.7M
Employees
347
Median total
$109,338
Highest record
$215,396

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 347 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($109,338) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,625 (87%)
  • Overtime$13,339 (13%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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
$44,049
$73,986
$109,338
$125,170
$142,665

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $142,665 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,049. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
149 · $102,830
Police Investigator
80 · $117,461
Police Sergeant
31 · $137,954
Police Lieutenant
10 · $132,516

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.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Alexander Lee

Retired or Separated in 2025/Police Department

2025 total comp
$8,263
Base pay
$8,003
Overtime
$260
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,263

Alexander Lee works as a Retired or Separated in 2025 for Police Department. Alexander earned $8,263 in 2025.

Alexander Welsh

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$3,470
Base pay
$3,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,470

Alexander Welsh holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,470.

Katelynn Clements

Retired or Separated in 2025/Police Department

2025 total comp
$3,331
Base pay
$3,331
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,331

Katelynn Clements works as a Retired or Separated in 2025 for Police Department. Katelynn earned $3,331 in 2025.