Public Safety
Data received June 2026
Full-time employees
33
Median pay
$86,430
Average pay
$85,635
Public Safety
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll, Lucas A. | Patrolman | $74,284 | June 7, 2021 |
| Cottom, Paula | Communication Officer | $58,095 | Jan. 9, 1978 |
| Counts, Michael | Patrolman | $76,491 | June 27, 2022 |
| Dewulf, Keaton A. | Patrolman | $86,778 | Oct. 21, 2021 |
| Dodge, Stephen | Chief of Police | $149,929 | Feb. 27, 2017 |
| Dupree, Ryan | Patrolman | $79,847 | Feb. 7, 2022 |
| Ebeler, Mary | Communication Officer | $72,567 | Dec. 3, 2001 |
| Feaman, Adam | Patrolman | $83,275 | May 8, 2023 |
| Glaser, Angelique | Communication Off/Records Cl | $72,526 | Aug. 7, 2000 |
| Golden, Austin | Patrolman | $76,389 | Sept. 6, 2023 |
| Hardesty, Connor O. | Patrolman | $78,421 | March 29, 2021 |
| Hendrixson, Keith | Patrolman | $78,289 | Sept. 6, 2023 |
| Hosna, Nicolas | Patrolman | $80,939 | May 15, 2023 |
| Lane, Kimberly | Sergeant | $98,662 | Jan. 20, 2004 |
| Loos, Samuel | Corporal | $90,800 | March 27, 2014 |
| Lucas, Steven | Sergeant | $102,526 | July 6, 1998 |
| McEntee, Joseph M. | Patrolman | $74,647 | Nov. 7, 2022 |
| Meenach, Grant | Patrolman | $89,154 | Oct. 24, 2016 |
| Morris, R. Jeffrey | Support Serv Mgr | $91,933 | March 14, 1995 |
| O'Brien, Daniel | Detective | $86,430 | Jan. 27, 2020 |
| Peisker, John | Detective Sergeant | $92,855 | Jan. 19, 2006 |
| Raney, Bradley | Lieutenant | $107,096 | April 8, 2003 |
| Ray, Melanie | Communication Officer | $53,204 | Aug. 22, 2023 |
| Schaefermeier, Richard | Sergeant | $104,484 | June 22, 1992 |
| Scheetz, Kenneth | Corporal | $94,018 | Nov. 13, 2007 |
| Schnittker, Gregory | Patrolman | $87,104 | July 5, 2006 |
| Scott, Matthew | Communication Officer | $64,383 | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| Senior, Jeffrey | Detective | $87,242 | June 1, 2011 |
| Thompson, Daniel | Sergeant | $91,340 | July 28, 2009 |
| Walsh, Timothy R. | Patrolman | $73,201 | April 12, 2021 |
| Weber, Troy | Patrolman | $91,536 | Nov. 26, 2007 |
| Zaehringer, Tessa | Communication Officer | $55,936 | Nov. 4, 2024 |
| Zveitel, Gregory | Lieutenant | $121,561 | May 16, 1977 |
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.