• Updated: Apr. 15, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
• Published: Apr. 15, 2025, 4:07 p.m.
• The exterior of New York City Hall is shown Tuesday Aug. 20, 2024.(Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta)
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  • Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City officials announced a tentative deal Tuesday that will see NYPD sergeants make nearly $135,000 at top pay.

Mayor Eric Adams and Labor Relation Commissioner Renee Campion announced the deal with the Sergeants Benevolent Association, which represents about 4,400 NYPD sergeants.

“Our police sergeants keep our city safe each and every day,” Adams said. “They must be able to work with dignity and care for their families, and today’s tentative agreement with the Sergeants Benevolent Association will do just that.”

The agreement, which brings sergeants’ top pay to a base of $134,819, is retroactive to 2021 with 3.25% raised the first two years, 3.5% raises the third and fourth years, and 4% at the end of this year.

The tentative deal will need to be ratified by members of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, but its president, Vincent Vallelong, applauded the deal.

“NYPD sergeants have played a critical role in maintaining public safety in the largest city in America during some of the most tumultuous chapters in our city’s history, including a worldwide pandemic,” Vallelong said. “Through it all, NYPD sergeants continue to risk their lives to keep all New Yorkers safe and secure, and they deserve to be compensated for their tremendous sacrifices and numerous responsibilities. I’m very pleased to announce that the has reached a tentative agreement that ensures our frontline supervisors earn more than the police officers they supervise, which is consistent with most police agencies in the nation.”