Data received May 2025

Full-time employees

44

Median pay

$77,356

Average pay

$76,450

Police

Employees by pay range

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Employees

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Name

Position Gross pay Date hired
Arter III, Vincent Lee Police Officer $77,144 July 19, 2010
Beard, Leroy Police Officer $85,549 April 12, 2021
Bergfeld, John J. Police Chief $122,173 May 1, 1997
Bergin III, Leo P. Police Officer $47,934 Sept. 7, 2006
Boswell, George E. Police Officer $85,503 Jan. 22, 1996
Boyer, Chase Police Officer $27,224 May 23, 2022
Burgoyne, Michael James Police Sergeant $88,169 Oct. 19, 2015
Bushery, Kevin G. Police Lieutenant $113,868 May 3, 1983
Carr, Ryan Police Officer $84,271 May 30, 2003
Carroll, Joseph Police Officer $73,665 Sept. 28, 2022
Christian, Jenna Police Officer $78,334 June 28, 2021
Chura, Richard J. Police Officer $33,347 April 25, 2022
Cox, Shawn Police Officer $69,644 Dec. 20, 2021
Dolan, Christine M. Adm Assistant 1 $47,423 Sept. 8, 1992
Ferrell, Charles Police Officer $73,692 Dec. 29, 2014
Fisher, David Police Sergeant $103,782 Sept. 16, 2002
Harbaugh, Nicholas A. Police Officer $80,182 May 23, 2022
Haupt, Peter Police Officer $69,950 Feb. 13, 2023
Hawk, Daniel P. Police Sergeant - Detective $96,887 July 25, 2005
Heldmann, James David Police Sergeant $106,556 Aug. 1, 1990
Hitchcock, Michael D. Police Officer $83,946 April 4, 1986
Kennedy, Robert L. Police Officer $65,683 Nov. 20, 2023
Major, Rachel Police Officer $71,443 April 12, 2021
Minton, April D. Adm Assistant II $53,757 Feb. 8, 2016
Niederer, Damien W. Police Officer $69,305 June 22, 2020
Rader, Raymond H. Police Officer $75,184 Aug. 20, 2014
Reckert, Mark Police Officer $71,737 Feb. 11, 2019
Reim, Matthew Police Officer $77,569 Jan. 9, 2012
Reynolds, Michael R. Police Officer $31,030 Nov. 1, 1990
Ringkamp, Johanna Police Officer $79,692 Jan. 6, 2020
Rogers, Robert J. Police Sergeant $86,318 Nov. 4, 1996
Saitta, Curt A. Police Lieutenant $110,147 Oct. 10, 1988
Schaper, Shannon M. Police Officer $70,207 Sept. 24, 2018
Shockley, Luke Police Officer $67,614 Jan. 9, 2023
Southward, Jeffrey M. Police Officer $86,558 Oct. 3, 2005
Stephens, Scott R. Detective $79,800 May 19, 2008
Sweet, Mikael Police Officer $99,776 May 12, 2008
Venneman, Joseph J. Police Sergeant $96,917 Nov. 4, 1996
Wangrow, David Police Officer $51,438 July 1, 1980
Wetzel, Robert C. Police Lieutenant $101,170 Jan. 2, 1996
Winkler, John J. Police Officer $79,831 June 15, 2021
Woods, Bryant Tucker Police Officer $50,613 May 23, 2022
Ysaguirre, Ceriana Police Officer $68,502 Jan. 25, 2022
Ysaguirre, Steven Police Officer $70,281 Oct. 26, 2020

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.