City of Baltimore / Police Department (060)
Agency file
The Police Department (060) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 34 employees with median total compensation of $104,679; the highest distinct record was $173,623.
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 ($104,679) — 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 $132,833 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,984. 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 | $1.1M — | 13 — | $90,670 — |
| 2015 | $916.2K ▼ 14.4% | 11 ▼ 15.4% | $93,924 ▲ 3.6% |
| 2016 | $1.8M ▲ 94.1% | 22 ▲ 100.0% | $79,679 ▼ 15.2% |
| 2017 | $1.3M ▼ 26.5% | 15 ▼ 31.8% | $91,533 ▲ 14.9% |
| 2018 | $1.9M ▲ 45.7% | 20 ▲ 33.3% | $103,196 ▲ 12.7% |
| 2019 | $3.8M ▲ 97.3% | 38 ▲ 90.0% | $99,683 ▼ 3.4% |
| 2020 | $3.4M ▼ 9.1% | 34 ▼ 10.5% | $104,679 ▲ 5.0% |
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Record list
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Police Major/Police Department (060)
Source-specific fields
Mark Taylor is a Police Major at Police Department (060). They have served since 1999 (about 21 years). 2020 total compensation came to $132,833.
Police Officer/Police Department (060)
Source-specific fields
Damien Manning is a Police Officer at Police Department (060). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. 2018 total compensation came to $129,117.