City of Baltimore / Police Department (001)
Agency file
The Police Department (001) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $102,032; the highest distinct record was $157,958.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,032) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $155,216 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,097. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $1.4M — | 20 — | $69,519 — |
| 2015 | $1.5M ▲ 4.3% | 16 ▼ 20.0% | $98,934 ▲ 42.3% |
| 2016 | $2.1M ▲ 39.8% | 21 ▲ 31.3% | $104,446 ▲ 5.6% |
| 2017 | $1.6M ▼ 24.6% | 16 ▼ 23.8% | $98,829 ▼ 5.4% |
| 2018 | $1.2M ▼ 23.9% | 12 ▼ 25.0% | $118,490 ▲ 19.9% |
| 2019 | $1.6M ▲ 35.4% | 17 ▲ 41.7% | $83,108 ▼ 29.9% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▼ 23.5% | 12 ▼ 29.4% | $102,032 ▲ 22.8% |
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Record list
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Office Assistant III/Police Department (001)
Source-specific fields
Erlene Servance is a Office Assistant III at Police Department (001). Hired in 2005, they have about 10 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $47,807.
Police Officer/Police Department (001)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (001), Bilal Ahmed serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 4 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $47,193.
Office Support Specialist III/Police Department (001)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (001), Vickie Lawson serves as a Office Support Specialist III. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $46,731.