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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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Record list

Employees

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Julissa Hernandez

Retired or Separated in 2025/Police Department

2025 total comp
$27,916
Base pay
$26,880
Overtime
$1,036
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,916

At Police Department, Julissa Hernandez serves as a Retired or Separated in 2025. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,916.

Richard Kennedy

Centrl Report Unit Technici Pt/Police Department

2025 total comp
$26,145
Base pay
$26,145
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,145

Source-specific fields

Imrf Fica Med
4882
Life Ins
110
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$88
Y2026 Grand Total
37146
Y2026 Salary
$32,013

Richard Kennedy is a Centrl Report Unit Technici Pt at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $26,145.

Erin Dreger

Centrl Report Unit Technici Pt/Police Department

2025 total comp
$25,805
Base pay
$25,805
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,805

Source-specific fields

Imrf Fica Med
4883
Life Ins
110
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$88
Y2026 Grand Total
37153
Y2026 Salary
$32,020

Erin Dreger holds the role of Centrl Report Unit Technici Pt at Police Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,805.

Alejandro Mendoza

Ast Administrative Police Information Management Systems/Police Department

2025 total comp
$25,575
Base pay
$25,575
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,575

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27765
Imrf Fica Med
15000
Life Ins
110
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$275
Y2026 Grand Total
141562
Y2026 Salary
$98,359

At Police Department, Alejandro Mendoza serves as a Ast Administrative Police Information Management Systems. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,575.

John Cabello

Retired or Separated in 2025/Police Department

2025 total comp
$25,457
Base pay
$25,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,457

John Cabello is a Retired or Separated in 2025 at Police Department. 2025 total compensation came to $25,457.