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

$588$154,493+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Compare jurisdictions

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

City and County of San Francisco

$378,745 · 450

Los Angeles County

$355,009 · 1,144

New York Public Authorities

$200,647 · 211

$154,872 · 3,998

$151,436 · 147

$147,252 · 1,317

$137,644 · 22

$130,959 · 78

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.

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