City of Baltimore / Police Department (006) / 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 (006). Median total compensation for the role is $69,092, below the department median of $81,965.
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 (006) pays a median base salary of $71,707 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 34th 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 (006)’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 (006)’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 43rd 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 (006) is $71,512, 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 (006), the median of $69,092 ranks #121 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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Dennis Gillespie works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. Dennis earned $154,102 in 2018.
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Christopher Kraemer works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 1991, they have about 24 years of service. Christopher earned $109,434 in 2015.
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At Police Department (006), Steven Mcwhite serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $102,430.
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At Police Department (006), Alexandros Haziminas serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2014 (about 2 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $95,313.
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Joseph Duckett holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 1995 (about 22 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $94,376.
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Samuel Thomas Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $93,250.
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Amanda Linthicum holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). Hired in 1988, they have about 27 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $92,359.
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At Police Department (006), Brandon Barnes serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2007, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $90,950.
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Jennifer Huffman holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). Hired in 2005, they have about 12 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $86,133.
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Zachary Zovistoski is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2013 (about 7 years). 2020 total compensation came to $84,957.
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Dasean Moore holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2007 (about 10 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $84,956.
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Richard Allen works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). They have served since 2001 (about 14 years). Richard earned $82,754 in 2015.
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Robert Jones holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). Hired in 1996, they have about 20 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $82,724.
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Berdell Presberry works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 15 years. Berdell earned $82,362 in 2015.
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Anthony Alfano holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $82,107.
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At Police Department (006), Jonathan Boyer serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 9 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $81,775.
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Gregory Twigg is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. 2018 total compensation came to $79,313.
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Roody Mesidor works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 9 years. Roody earned $78,214 in 2016.
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At Police Department (006), Gregory Smith serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 4 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $77,529.
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Anton Arutyunov holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2012 (about 5 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $76,998.
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Evan Anderson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $76,840.
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Roman Axenti is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). Hired in 2010, they have about 6 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $76,651.
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Brian Kalinowski holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $72,967.
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Willie Kennedy works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 1990, they have about 23 years of service. Willie earned $72,563 in 2013.
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Keith Galeano is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. 2013 total compensation came to $72,076.
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Adrian Featherstone holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2013 (about 4 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $71,805.
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Kevin Brown holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 7 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $71,610.
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Carlos Sinchi holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $71,403.
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Nicholas Delucas holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $70,127.
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At Police Department (006), Charles Sparenberg Ii serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1994 (about 19 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $70,093.
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Meng Liu works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). They have served since 1995 (about 18 years). Meng earned $69,781 in 2013.
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At Police Department (006), Lolando Hamilton serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 18 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $68,402.
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Valerie Parris works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 1994, they have about 19 years of service. Valerie earned $67,889 in 2013.
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Joshua Rutzen works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. Joshua earned $66,979 in 2016.
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Devin Carpenter works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 2013, they have about 3 years of service. Devin earned $66,774 in 2016.
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At Police Department (006), Santiago Martinez serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 6 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $66,097.
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Erin Masters is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. 2013 total compensation came to $64,599.
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David Burch works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Hired in 2014, they have about a year of service. David earned $64,160 in 2015.
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Vincent Biondo is a Police Officer at Police Department (006). They have served since 2015 (about a year). 2016 total compensation came to $64,046.
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John Jaimes works as a Police Officer for Police Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 6 years. John earned $63,365 in 2015.