Police
Data received May 2025
Full-time employees
29
Median pay
$88,952
Average pay
$88,345
Police
Employees by pay range
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.
Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besore, Wesley | Officer IV | $79,356 | Jan. 17, 2024 |
| Braynard, Dustin | Officer IV | $77,850 | Nov. 25, 2019 |
| Ceriotti, Kathryn | Police Clerk | $40,946 | March 26, 2024 |
| Defoe, Michael | Captain | $49,397 | Aug. 8, 1994 |
| Doll, Steven | Sergeant | $114,125 | June 6, 2016 |
| Dorton, Zachary | Officer III | $88,952 | Sept. 11, 2023 |
| Duddleston, Daniel | Lieutenant | $112,153 | June 21, 2017 |
| Dye, Nathan | Officer IV | $72,270 | Feb. 26, 2024 |
| Exline, Katie | Corporal | $108,050 | July 25, 2011 |
| Gassier, Corey | Officer I | $75,245 | March 20, 2023 |
| Gowen, Alexander | Officer III | $85,019 | Nov. 16, 2020 |
| Hamel, Joshua | Officer VII | $123,521 | April 17, 2013 |
| Hangge, Laurie | Police Clerk | $59,655 | April 29, 2013 |
| Laney, Wesley | Officer I | $43,183 | June 10, 2024 |
| McNutt, Jeffrey | Captain | $116,345 | Sept. 7, 2011 |
| Moore, William | Sergeant | $120,843 | March 1, 1999 |
| Nicoletti, Ronnie | Sergeant | $117,132 | Aug. 23, 2004 |
| Palmer, Daniel | Officer VII | $101,505 | May 3, 2010 |
| Pflueger, Alexander | Corporal | $102,527 | May 31, 2016 |
| Prewitt, Rosa | Officer II | $40,998 | Dec. 19, 2022 |
| Rystrom, Douglas | Officer IV | $50,407 | May 28, 2024 |
| Sapienza, Jason | Sergeant | $112,032 | July 6, 2015 |
| Schneider, Ryan | Officer IV | $88,851 | Oct. 5, 2020 |
| Sheridan, Ross | Officer I | $77,856 | Feb. 24, 2023 |
| Wilkey, Daniel | Police Chief | $121,441 | May 19, 2014 |
| Wolfe, Lauren | Officer VII | $98,518 | Sept. 23, 2013 |
| Woodward, Mary | Officer II | $62,759 | May 30, 2023 |
| Yaakub, Fareid | Sergeant | $113,093 | May 18, 2015 |
| York, Charles | Corporal | $107,964 | April 10, 2017 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.