Municipal Police Services
Data received June 2026
Full-time employees
130
Median pay
$94,263
Average pay
$91,585
Municipal Police Services
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 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palombo, Peter | Police Officer | $84,456 | Nov. 13, 2023 |
| Panus, Brian | Police Sergeant | $113,677 | April 19, 2010 |
| Papuga, Eric | Police Officer | $76,702 | June 24, 2024 |
| Peters, Brian | Police Officer | $102,332 | June 6, 2005 |
| Plumb, Daniel | Police Officer (Detective) | $120,022 | Dec. 1, 2003 |
| Ramirez, Andrew | Chief of Police | $176,292 | Jan. 2, 2006 |
| Reece, Shaunta | Police Officer | $98,502 | Sept. 1, 2016 |
| Reinhardt, Kelly | Police Dispatcher | $88,456 | Nov. 8, 2010 |
| Romanko, David | Police Officer | $82,922 | July 25, 2022 |
| Rowland, Geoffrey | Police Officer | $87,683 | March 11, 2024 |
| Ruder, Christopher | Police Lieutenant | $121,395 | June 1, 2012 |
| Scherder, Travis | Police Officer | $98,048 | Dec. 11, 2006 |
| Silver, Joseph | Police Dispatcher | $35,019 | March 7, 2022 |
| Sloan, Tanner | Police Officer | $77,904 | Nov. 12, 2024 |
| Smith, Caitlyn | Police Officer | $88,211 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Smith, Jacob | Police Officer | $68,818 | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Smith, Jeffrey | Police Officer | $83,310 | May 13, 2024 |
| Smith, Julie | Administrative Specialist | $152,139 | Sept. 3, 2004 |
| Spak, Arianna | Police Officer | $36,755 | May 15, 2025 |
| Staples, April | Corrections Officer | $73,018 | Nov. 13, 2017 |
| Taylor, Jason | Police Officer | $97,446 | Dec. 3, 2007 |
| Thompson, Daniel | Police Lieutenant | $114,365 | Sept. 30, 2002 |
| Treadway, Robert | Police Captain | $135,350 | July 12, 1995 |
| Vaughn, Serice | Corrections Officer | $70,146 | Oct. 10, 2017 |
| Velay, Karla | Police Officer (Detective) | $95,754 | April 5, 2021 |
| Vunesky, Brianna | Police Officer | $98,241 | Sept. 15, 2008 |
| Walsh, Kevin | Police Officer | $105,009 | July 1, 2013 |
| Welschmeyer, Ryan | Police Officer | $106,935 | March 21, 2011 |
| West, James | Police Officer | $100,746 | Nov. 4, 2010 |
| Woelfel, John | Police Officer | $99,588 | July 27, 1998 |
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.