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Specialty Pay

$16.1 million

Exact amount: $16,100,000.00

Calendar year 2026

Estimate, not a government split: the 2026 line is divided by each job title's share of 2025 actual specialty pay (payroll costing, all funds of the department). 2025 actual total used: $14,096,628; the 2026 line is 1.14x that.

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Police Officer, $8,223,045.29, open this boxPolice Officer$8.2 millionPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective), $3,151,912.91, open this boxPolice Officer (Assigned As Detective)$3.2 millionSergeant, $2,704,409.46, open this boxSergeant$2.7 millionLieutenant, $782,894.46, open this boxLieutenant$782,894Police Officer / Fld Trng Officer, $346,269.46, open this boxPolice Offi…Police Officer (Assigned As Evidence Technician), $244,687.07, open this boxPolice Offi…Captain, $154,064.07, open this boxPolice Officer/Explsv Detect K9 Hndlr, $91,455.38, open this boxPolice Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler), $53,832.89, open this boxPolice Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer), $46,919.59, open this boxExplosives Technician I, $39,175.50, open this boxPolice Technician, $38,857.02, open this boxPolice Officer (Assigned As Traffic Specialist), $37,313.71, open this boxOther job titles (7 titles with fewer than 5 people each), $37,225.82, open this boxPolice Officer (Asgnd As Mounted Patrol Officer), $33,836.30, open this boxPolice Officer (Assigned As Security Specialist), $28,584.60, open this boxPolice Officer (Assigned As (Swat), $21,366.18, open this boxPolice Officer (Assgn As Helicopter Pilot), $17,336.23, open this boxPolice Officer(Asgnd As Latent Print Ex), $16,607.92, open this boxPolice Legal Officer Ii, $15,386.41, open this boxCommander, $14,819.73, open this box

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Percentages of Specialty Pay
BoxAmount% of this budget
Police Officer · Our estimate$8,223,045.2951.1%
Police Officer (Assigned As Detective) · Our estimate$3,151,912.9119.6%
Sergeant · Our estimate$2,704,409.4616.8%
Lieutenant · Our estimate$782,894.464.9%
Police Officer / Fld Trng Officer · Our estimate$346,269.462.2%
Police Officer (Assigned As Evidence Technician) · Our estimate$244,687.071.5%
Captain · Our estimate$154,064.071.0%
Police Officer/Explsv Detect K9 Hndlr · Our estimate$91,455.380.6%
Police Officer (Assigned As Canine Handler) · Our estimate$53,832.890.3%
Police Officer (Asgnd As Marine Officer) · Our estimate$46,919.590.3%
Explosives Technician I · Our estimate$39,175.500.2%
Police Technician · Our estimate$38,857.020.2%
Police Officer (Assigned As Traffic Specialist) · Our estimate$37,313.710.2%
Other job titles (7 titles with fewer than 5 people each) · Our estimate$37,225.820.2%
Police Officer (Asgnd As Mounted Patrol Officer) · Our estimate$33,836.300.2%
Police Officer (Assigned As Security Specialist) · Our estimate$28,584.600.2%
Police Officer (Assigned As (Swat) · Our estimate$21,366.180.1%
Police Officer (Assgn As Helicopter Pilot) · Our estimate$17,336.230.1%
Police Officer(Asgnd As Latent Print Ex) · Our estimate$16,607.920.1%
Police Legal Officer Ii · Our estimate$15,386.41<0.1%
Commander · Our estimate$14,819.73<0.1%

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