City of Baltimore / Police Department (030)
Agency file
The Police Department (030) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $104,190; the highest distinct record was $139,956.
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 ($104,190) — 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 $130,317 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,844. 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 | $1M — | 15 — | $69,650 — |
| 2015 | $2.5M ▲ 134.8% | 26 ▲ 73.3% | $92,307 ▲ 32.5% |
| 2016 | $2.4M ▼ 1.4% | 26 ±0% | $93,746 ▲ 1.6% |
| 2017 | $1.8M ▼ 26.3% | 18 ▼ 30.8% | $94,530 ▲ 0.8% |
| 2018 | $1.3M ▼ 29.7% | 13 ▼ 27.8% | $97,705 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2019 | $1.8M ▲ 41.9% | 16 ▲ 23.1% | $107,304 ▲ 9.8% |
| 2020 | $1.1M ▼ 35.9% | 12 ▼ 25.0% | $104,190 ▼ 2.9% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (030)
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At Police Department (030), William Colburn Iv serves as a Police Lieutenant. Hired in 1995, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $113,260.
Police Captain/Police Department (030)
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Kevin Jones works as a Police Captain for Police Department (030). They have served since 1994 (about 21 years). Kevin earned $112,711 in 2015.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department (030)
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Jarron Jackson holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department (030). They have served since 2002 (about 15 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $112,478.
Police Officer (Eid)/Police Department (030)
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Keith Savadel is a Police Officer (Eid) at Police Department (030). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 7 years. 2015 total compensation came to $112,214.