Police
Data received May 2025
Full-time employees
20
Median pay
$82,798
Average pay
$84,695
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behrens, Nickole | Police Secretary | $35,585 | Feb. 12, 2024 |
| Colombo, Justin | Patrolman | $75,740 | Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Devine, Michael | Sergeant | $102,630 | Nov. 4, 1999 |
| Foltz III, Tomey | Sergeant | $105,393 | Sept. 24, 2007 |
| Goewert, Brent | Captain | $112,018 | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Hunt, Katerina | Patrolman | $69,051 | Dec. 27, 2022 |
| Johnson, Quinn | Patrolman | $79,282 | Dec. 26, 2017 |
| King, Patrick | Sergeant | $105,759 | Dec. 28, 2011 |
| King, Zach | Patrolman | $83,190 | Aug. 1, 2018 |
| Koenig, Brian | Corporal | $82,405 | Sept. 21, 2020 |
| Land, Michael | Patrolman | $84,019 | Sept. 19, 2005 |
| Lawson, Allen | Sergeant | $90,808 | March 4, 2019 |
| Melugin, Todd | Lieutenant | $105,550 | Dec. 27, 2001 |
| Merkt, Mikal | Patrolman | $60,686 | Jan. 24, 2024 |
| Pruitt, Carmen | Records Clerk | $52,969 | Aug. 15, 2016 |
| Schindler, Paul | Sergeant | $104,241 | Aug. 17, 2016 |
| Thieret, Ryan | Police Detective | $76,162 | Oct. 29, 2019 |
| Tran, Brian | Patrolman | $69,274 | June 28, 2021 |
| Vargas, Lisa | Police Chief | $132,538 | July 11, 2005 |
| White, Keith | Patrolman | $66,601 | Jan. 30, 2023 |
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.