Police
Data received February 2026
Full-time employees
164
Median pay
$85,305
Average pay
$84,415
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 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niggemeier, Melissa | Records Technician | $55,233 | June 1, 2024 |
| Northrup, Tyler | Police Officer-Sp Shift B1 | $78,848 | Feb. 27, 2023 |
| Nunnery, Michael | Public Safety Software Suite A | $95,818 | March 13, 2021 |
| Oderman, Zachary | Police Officer-Shift B2 | $74,370 | Dec. 9, 2024 |
| Oelklaus, Evan | Police Officer-Shift A2 | $81,928 | April 18, 2022 |
| Ogg, Zachary | Police Officer-Shift A2 | $75,869 | Aug. 19, 2024 |
| Olendorff, Leigh | Prosecuting Attorney Clerk | $59,907 | Aug. 19, 2017 |
| Omara, Trent | Budget & Procurement Coord ( P | $67,703 | Feb. 22, 2014 |
| Pezold, Tracy | Operations Support Specialist | $57,942 | June 7, 2021 |
| Pierce, Scott | Lieutenant - Shift B1 | $110,390 | Oct. 6, 2008 |
| Pierson, Michael | Police Officer-Shift A2 | $102,685 | Oct. 31, 2005 |
| Pleasant, Charles | Sergeant-Shift B2 | $104,012 | Oct. 31, 2005 |
| Ploudre, Adam | Police Officer-Shift B1 | $83,329 | April 8, 2024 |
| Porter, Stacy | Records Technician | $56,534 | Sept. 5, 2023 |
| Ramirez, Aryan | Police Recruit P8 | $44,015 | Feb. 27, 2023 |
| Reed, Christian | Detective | $87,858 | Oct. 18, 2021 |
| Richardson, Elizabeth | Evidence Specialist | $62,368 | Dec. 16, 2012 |
| Risley, Drew | Police Officer K9 - Traffic | $90,389 | Aug. 5, 2019 |
| Roland, Shannon | Emergency Comm Officer | $24,743 | July 21, 2025 |
| Savant, Cassandra | Quartermaster | $46,832 | April 15, 2024 |
| Savant, Nicole | Police Officer-Shift A1 | $89,342 | April 18, 2022 |
| Schneider, Stephen | Police Officer-Community Servi | $102,433 | July 1, 2002 |
| Schoonover, Daniel | Police Officer-Community Servi | $93,887 | Feb. 2, 2004 |
| Schoonover, Robert | Police Officer-Comm Serv Parks | $105,643 | Dec. 29, 2003 |
| Schramm, Sarah | Emergency Comm Supervisor | $79,847 | Nov. 5, 2022 |
| Schuchardt, Steven | Police Officer-Shift B1 | $92,447 | Oct. 25, 2021 |
| Schwartz, Cody | Police Officer-Shift A1 | $86,336 | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| Scott, Robert | Detective | $80,873 | April 24, 2023 |
| Setliff, Benjamin | Police Officer-Shift B1 | $35,130 | Oct. 5, 2020 |
| Shepard, Bryan | Sergeant-Shift B1 | $92,700 | May 21, 2012 |
| Sinnokrak, Christopher | Police Officer-Sp Shift B2 | $111,960 | May 27, 2008 |
| Smith, Sarah | Community Service Coordinator | $47,838 | July 16, 2022 |
| Sparks, Tyler | Police Officer-Shift B1 | $80,146 | June 12, 2023 |
| Stearns, William | Police Officer-Community Servi | $82,833 | April 13, 2013 |
| Steen, Colin | Confinement Officer B2 | $46,853 | Feb. 27, 2023 |
| Stephens, Alexander | Police Officer-Sp Shift B1 | $80,448 | Dec. 26, 2023 |
| Stephenson, Montana | Sergeant-Swatt | $112,672 | Oct. 24, 2005 |
| Stockdale, Esther | Police Officer-Shift A2 | $77,908 | Feb. 8, 2021 |
| Stringer, William | Sergeant-Shift A1 | $115,456 | Feb. 6, 1991 |
| Sutter, Lisa | Police Officer-Community Servi | $83,779 | Oct. 28, 2014 |
| Sutton, Christopher | Police Officer-Shift B1 | $33,520 | June 30, 2025 |
| Swafford, Tanner | Police Officer-Shift A1 | $74,313 | Aug. 19, 2024 |
| Thompson, Thomas | Sergeant- Shift A2 | $103,280 | Dec. 4, 2004 |
| Valenti, Nicholas | Police Officer-Community Servi | $85,891 | Jan. 21, 2014 |
| Van Wave, Ryan | Lieutenant - Shift B2 | $111,551 | March 20, 2006 |
| Vegovisch, Matthew | Police Officer K9 - Shift A2 | $87,252 | Aug. 11, 2014 |
| Vossenkemper, Jeffrey | Police Officer-Sp Shift B1 | $91,989 | July 27, 2015 |
| Wagner, Matthew | Sergeant-Shift B1 | $100,439 | Oct. 9, 2021 |
| Wagner, Timothy | Police Officer-Shift B1 | $97,219 | Jan. 8, 2001 |
| Walston, Christopher | Police Recruit P8 | $69,173 | March 23, 2013 |
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.