Police
Data received June 2026
Full-time employees
21
Median pay
$88,464
Average pay
$89,797
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behrens, Nickole R. | Police Secretary | $44,174 | Feb. 12, 2024 |
| Colombo, Justin W. | Patrolman | $78,233 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
| Devine, Michael | Sergeant | $108,796 | Nov. 4, 1999 |
| Foltz III, Tomey L. | Sergeant | $112,465 | Sept. 24, 2007 |
| Goewert, Brent W. | Captain | $121,263 | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Huff, Michael E. | Patrolman | $64,648 | Dec. 3, 2024 |
| Hunt, Katerina | Patrolman | $72,929 | Dec. 27, 2022 |
| Johnson, Quinn A. | Patrolman | $82,450 | Dec. 26, 2017 |
| King, Patrick | Sergeant | $104,688 | Dec. 28, 2011 |
| King, Zachery | Corporal | $89,078 | Aug. 1, 2018 |
| Koenig, Brian C. | Corporal | $88,862 | Sept. 21, 2020 |
| Land, Michael | Patrolman | $87,891 | Sept. 19, 2005 |
| Lawson II, Allen L. | Sergeant | $100,457 | March 4, 2019 |
| Marshall-Pruitt, Carmen D. | Records Clerk | $59,269 | Aug. 15, 2016 |
| Melugin, Todd M. | Sergeant | $110,801 | Dec. 27, 2001 |
| Merkt, Mikal R. | Patrolman | $68,977 | Jan. 24, 2024 |
| Schindler, Paul R. | Lieutenant | $111,952 | Aug. 17, 2016 |
| Thieret, Ryan J. | Senior Detective | $88,464 | Oct. 29, 2019 |
| Tran, Brian | Patrolman | $76,800 | June 28, 2021 |
| Vargas, Lisa L. | Police Chief | $142,758 | July 11, 2005 |
| White, Keith R. | Patrolman | $70,791 | 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.