Crime & Safety

20 Highest Paid Police Employees

Continuing a series on Woodridge Patch, we take a look at the highest paid individuals working for Woodridge's taxing bodies.

Salary and benefit information for public employees is public record. We post this information because we think it will be of interest to our readers, many of whom are Woodridge residents and taxpayers who foot the bill. 

On Sept. 29, we calculated the  We also posted the . 

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The following FY2011 (fiscal year end 2011) salary information for the was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Editor's note: Due to an Excel error, the start dates for the below employees were wrong. That error has been corrected. 

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Name Position, Division Start Date at PD Salary Overtime Supplemental Pay Benefits Steven Herron (retired) Chief of Police, Admin

12/23/1973

$131,518.42

0

$7,783.4

$9,294.88

Kenneth Boehm Deputy Chief, Patrol

2/1/1988

$112,424.0

0

$925.0

$16,211.81

Gina Grady Deputy Chief, Admin

7/6/1986

$112,424.0 0 $925.0

$4,683.43

Raymond Moeller Sergeant, Patrol

7/9/1989

$97,842.47

$9,411.28

$783.00

$16,211.81

Kerry Richards Sergeant, Patrol

11/26/1990

$96,942.21

$10,432.26

$975.35

$16,211.81

Chris Marema Sergeant, Patrol

9/12/1977

$96,797.97

$14,347.69

$2,260.71

$9,294.88

Timothy Shannon Sergeant, Tactical Unit

1/22/1990

$96,681.27

$7,355.41

$1,961.68

$16,211.81

William Hoogland Sergeant, Admin

3/31/1985

$96,488.79

$5,054.25

$0

$10,984.16

Keith Grabarek Sergeant, Patrol

7/10/1988

$96,120.43

$9,657.90

$925.00

$16,211.81

Thomas Stefanson Sergeant, Detectives

8/18/1997

$96,116.82 $0 $925.00

$4,683.43

Dennis Brinkman Patrol Officer

9/11/2000

$88,696.81

$7,005.27

$1,283.75

$4,683.43

Robert Chrusciel Patrol Officer

8/21/2000


$88,696.80

$5,173.75

$100.00

$16,211.81

Anthony Johnson Patrol Officer

9/12/1999

$88,696.80

$8,173.02

$473.09

$4,683.43

Jeffrey Johnson Patrol Officer

10/9/1988

$88,696.80

$4,966.8

$1,112.56

$16,211.81

Kenneth Ostarello Patrol Officer

8/14/2000

$88,696.80

$17,224.34

$810.25

$16,211.81

Jerald Symonds Patrol Officer

12/3/1989

$88,696.80 $0

$473.09

 

$9,294.88

 

Stephen Edson Patrol Officer

4/28/1996

$88,696.79

$10,182.81

$1,097.00

$9,294.88

Frederick Malayter Patrol Officer

8/19/1984

$88,694.16

$14,571.36

$947.00

$4,683.43

Cornell Owens Patrol Officer

9/16/1996

$88,668.89

$6,643.57

$1,347.00

$4,683.43

Michael Dempsey Patrol Officer, Detectives

9/8/1998

$86,043.50

$0

$1,325.00

$16,211.81

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