City of Baltimore / Police Department (005) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
62 employees hold this title in Police Department (005). Median total compensation for the role is $75,174, below the department median of $92,612.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 62 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 4,600 people — is $76,530. Police Department (005) pays a median base salary of $77,548 for this role, 1% above that figure — about the 51st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department (005)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Police Department (005)’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 100 of 102 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (005) is $77,487, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Officer is held in 131 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (005), the median of $75,174 ranks #100 of 131.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $85,476 ranks #22 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Eric Lewis works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). Eric earned $136,688 in 2020.
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David Jones Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 1983 (about 30 years). 2013 total compensation came to $127,671.
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Winfred Murphy is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 1974 (about 42 years). 2016 total compensation came to $125,456.
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At Police Department (005), Charles Lee serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1993 (about 20 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $111,997.
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At Police Department (005), Angelo Cossentino serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2004, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $111,723.
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At Police Department (005), John Witter serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $100,794.
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Nicholas Billings holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $99,733.
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Johnny Brutus holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2012 (about 8 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $99,705.
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Rosalind Clemons holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 1993, they have about 22 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $99,166.
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Julio Barreto De Jesus works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). Julio earned $97,698 in 2018.
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David Maynard Jr works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). They have served since 1997 (about 23 years). David earned $96,911 in 2020.
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At Police Department (005), Aaron Faulkner serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1989 (about 24 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $93,088.
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Franklin Adkins is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 1993, they have about 23 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $90,793.
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Anthony Callow works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). Their tenure dates to 1994, about 25 years. Anthony earned $90,433 in 2019.
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Patrick Carpenter works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). Patrick earned $88,846 in 2016.
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Steven Mcwhite is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 20 years. 2017 total compensation came to $86,614.
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James Rippetoe is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 2005, they have about 11 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $84,311.
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Thomas Schuller is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). 2019 total compensation came to $83,869.
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Timothy Williams is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Their tenure dates to 1989, about 24 years. 2013 total compensation came to $83,833.
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Arnold Ford Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 2007, they have about 9 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $82,986.
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Arnold Jones Jr works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). Hired in 1998, they have about 18 years of service. Arnold earned $82,817 in 2016.
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Juan Garcia is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 2004, they have about 11 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $81,940.
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Kevin Trotman is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 2003, they have about 13 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $81,926.
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Darrick Lee works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). They have served since 1991 (about 24 years). Darrick earned $81,601 in 2015.
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Brad Williamson is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Hired in 1994, they have about 21 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $80,146.
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Francisco Pena holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $79,722.
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Timothy Martin holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 1993 (about 20 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $77,566.
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Michael Bullock works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). They have served since 2008 (about 8 years). Michael earned $77,530 in 2016.
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Haywood Bradley is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2000 (about 13 years). 2013 total compensation came to $76,277.
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Michael Rocks works as a Police Officer for Police Department (005). Hired in 2011, they have about 5 years of service. Michael earned $75,653 in 2016.
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At Police Department (005), Christopher Kelly serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2000 (about 15 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $75,494.
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Demetrius Jackson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 1993 (about 20 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $74,854.
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Mark Zepp is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 1991 (about 22 years). 2013 total compensation came to $73,816.
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Thomas Barber is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2011 (about 6 years). 2017 total compensation came to $72,956.
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Andrew Coady holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $72,437.
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David Austin holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $71,563.
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Abdulsalam Ajikobi is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2009 (about 4 years). 2013 total compensation came to $70,720.
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At Police Department (005), Richard Siracusano serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 4 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $70,250.
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Breanna Beebe is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. 2018 total compensation came to $69,674.
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Andrew Seymour is a Police Officer at Police Department (005). They have served since 2001 (about 12 years). 2013 total compensation came to $68,782.