City of Baltimore / Police Department (035)
Agency file
The Police Department (035) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 36 employees with median total compensation of $85,019; the highest distinct record was $134,591.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 36 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,019) — 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 $117,848 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $65,520. 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 | $2.8M — | 42 — | $66,762 — |
| 2015 | $3.9M ▲ 37.8% | 54 ▲ 28.6% | $69,864 ▲ 4.6% |
| 2016 | $3.1M ▼ 19.5% | 38 ▼ 29.6% | $82,152 ▲ 17.6% |
| 2017 | $3.1M ▼ 2.5% | 37 ▼ 2.6% | $83,439 ▲ 1.6% |
| 2018 | $3.7M ▲ 21.3% | 43 ▲ 16.2% | $83,743 ▲ 0.4% |
| 2019 | $2.8M ▼ 24.3% | 31 ▼ 27.9% | $91,533 ▲ 9.3% |
| 2020 | $3.1M ▲ 11.8% | 36 ▲ 16.1% | $85,019 ▼ 7.1% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (035)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (035), Aaron Ferguson serves as a Police Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 26 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $120,280.
Police Officer/Police Department (035)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (035), Timmy Gabriel serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2008 (about 12 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $117,848.