City of Baltimore / Police Department (002)
Agency file
The Police Department (002) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 42 employees with median total compensation of $103,861; the highest distinct record was $166,620.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 42 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,861) — 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 $137,559 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $85,869. 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 | $2.8M — | 37 — | $72,661 — |
| 2015 | $3.7M ▲ 33.4% | 44 ▲ 18.9% | $80,363 ▲ 10.6% |
| 2016 | $3.7M ▼ 0.8% | 39 ▼ 11.4% | $88,503 ▲ 10.1% |
| 2017 | $5.1M ▲ 38.6% | 55 ▲ 41.0% | $87,928 ▼ 0.6% |
| 2018 | $5.5M ▲ 7.1% | 53 ▼ 3.6% | $99,740 ▲ 13.4% |
| 2019 | $4.6M ▼ 16.6% | 42 ▼ 20.8% | $102,150 ▲ 2.4% |
| 2020 | $4.5M ▼ 2.5% | 42 ±0% | $103,861 ▲ 1.7% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (002)
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Alexander Ames works as a Police Officer for Police Department (002). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 4 years. Alexander earned $62,475 in 2015.
Police Officer/Police Department (002)
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Kirstin Hastings-Hamilton works as a Police Officer for Police Department (002). They have served since 2014 (about 3 years). Kirstin earned $62,397 in 2017.
Police Officer/Police Department (002)
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Stephen Anderson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (002). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 3 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $62,132.
Police Officer/Police Department (002)
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Carlos Orozco is a Police Officer at Police Department (002). Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $60,346.