Joseph Van Meter
Sergeant/Public Safety
2025 total comp
$84,204
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $84,204
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $84,204
At Public Safety, Joseph Van Meter serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,204.
Missouri / Public Safety / Sergeant
Job-title file
Sergeant
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
353 employees hold this title in Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $118,253, above the department median of $38,245.
- Employees
- 353
- Total payroll
- $36.1M
- Role median
- $118,253
- Agency median
- $38,245
- Comparison
- Above
What the records show
Role pay distribution
Pay distribution for this role
How total compensation varies among the 353 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.
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Sergeant beyond Missouri
This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In Missouri, the median of $118,253 ranks #13 of 18. See Sergeant across all of Missouri →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Sergeantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
Employees with this title
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Daniel Dalton
Sergeant/Public Safety
2025 total comp
$83,812
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,812
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,812
Daniel Dalton works as a Sergeant for Public Safety. Daniel earned $83,812 in 2025.
Donald Hedrick
Sergeant/Public Safety
2024 total comp
$82,515
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $82,515
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $82,515
At Public Safety, Donald Hedrick serves as a Sergeant. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,515.
Matthew Acord
Sergeant/Public Safety
2024 total comp
$80,172
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $80,172
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $80,172
Matthew Acord works as a Sergeant for Public Safety. Matthew earned $80,172 in 2024.
Greg Weddle
Sergeant/Public Safety
2024 total comp
$79,886
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $79,886
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $79,886
Greg Weddle holds the role of Sergeant at Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,886.
Travis Hitchcock
Sergeant/Public Safety
2024 total comp
$78,027
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $78,027
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $78,027
Travis Hitchcock is a Sergeant at Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $78,027.
Ryan Smith
Sergeant/Public Safety
2025 total comp
$77,666
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $77,666
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $77,666
At Public Safety, Ryan Smith serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,666.