City of Baltimore / Police Department (034)
Agency file
The Police Department (034) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 34 employees with median total compensation of $102,128; the highest distinct record was $168,801.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 34 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,128) — 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 $152,836 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,698. 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 | $3.2M — | 47 — | $68,878 — |
| 2015 | $3.3M ▲ 2.2% | 41 ▼ 12.8% | $81,349 ▲ 18.1% |
| 2016 | $3.1M ▼ 6.2% | 34 ▼ 17.1% | $86,245 ▲ 6.0% |
| 2017 | $3.1M ▲ 1.5% | 35 ▲ 2.9% | $87,359 ▲ 1.3% |
| 2018 | $3.5M ▲ 12.6% | 39 ▲ 11.4% | $80,850 ▼ 7.5% |
| 2019 | $3.2M ▼ 9.3% | 32 ▼ 17.9% | $90,466 ▲ 11.9% |
| 2020 | $3.5M ▲ 10.1% | 34 ▲ 6.3% | $102,128 ▲ 12.9% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (034)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (034), Michael Pusloskie Jr serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 12 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $109,625.
Police Officer/Police Department (034)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (034), James Brown serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2016, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $109,177.