City of Baltimore / Police Department (031)
Agency file
The Police Department (031) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 11 employees with median total compensation of $52,030; the highest distinct record was $84,473.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 11 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,030) — 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 $57,190 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,374. 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 5 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $1.3M — | 16 — | $77,779 — |
| 2015 | $440.8K ▼ 65.9% | 5 ▼ 68.8% | $81,201 ▲ 4.4% |
| 2016 | $542.1K ▲ 23.0% | 7 ▲ 40.0% | $72,897 ▼ 10.2% |
| 2019 | $347.1K ▼ 36.0% | 7 ±0% | $49,428 ▼ 32.2% |
| 2020 | $582.7K ▲ 67.8% | 11 ▲ 57.1% | $52,030 ▲ 5.3% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (031)
Source-specific fields
Christy Post works as a Police Officer for Police Department (031). They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). Christy earned $75,576 in 2016.
Police Officer/Police Department (031)
Source-specific fields
Joseph Tracy Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (031). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 18 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $75,171.