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Police Department (003)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department (003) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $102,668; the highest distinct record was $184,759.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.4M
Employees
12
Median total
$102,668
Highest record
$184,759

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

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 ($102,668) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$114,093 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,529
$94,890
$102,668
$131,265
$180,733

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $180,733 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,529. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
7 · $98,771
Police Sergeant
2 · $150,068
Police Officer Eid
2 · $88,827
Police Lieutenant
1 · $184,759

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.3M
14
$87,503
2015
$1.2M
4.7%
12
14.3%
$88,589
1.2%
2016
$1.3M
9.1%
12
±0%
$97,673
10.3%
2017
$479.5K
63.3%
5
58.3%
$86,220
11.7%
2018
$196.7K
59.0%
2
60.0%
$98,372
14.1%
2019
$1.3M
565.9%
12
500.0%
$101,740
3.4%
2020
$1.4M
4.5%
12
±0%
$102,668
0.9%

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Record list

Employees

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Samuel Shipley

Police Officer (Eid)/Police Department (003)

2013 total comp
$74,104
Base pay
$74,104
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,104
Hire date
1991-01-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
69791
Employee ID
45929

Samuel Shipley works as a Police Officer (Eid) for Police Department (003). Hired in 1991, they have about 22 years of service. Samuel earned $74,104 in 2013.

Arthur Brummer

Police Officer/Police Department (003)

2013 total comp
$73,982
Base pay
$73,982
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,982
Hire date
1990-08-21

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
68146
Employee ID
32879

Arthur Brummer is a Police Officer at Police Department (003). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 23 years. 2013 total compensation came to $73,982.

Daniel Counsell

Police Officer (Eid)/Police Department (003)

2017 total comp
$73,950
Base pay
$73,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,950
Hire date
2007-06-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
73138
Employee ID
99169

Daniel Counsell works as a Police Officer (Eid) for Police Department (003). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 10 years. Daniel earned $73,950 in 2017.