City of Baltimore / Police Department (062)
Agency file
The Police Department (062) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $91,268; the highest distinct record was $145,302.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,268) — 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 $137,808 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,325. 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 | $3.1M — | 44 — | $66,494 — |
| 2015 | $2.7M ▼ 10.8% | 37 ▼ 15.9% | $71,188 ▲ 7.1% |
| 2016 | $3.1M ▲ 11.2% | 37 ±0% | $78,160 ▲ 9.8% |
| 2017 | $2.6M ▼ 14.1% | 31 ▼ 16.2% | $83,771 ▲ 7.2% |
| 2018 | $3.1M ▲ 17.5% | 32 ▲ 3.2% | $91,779 ▲ 9.6% |
| 2019 | $2.9M ▼ 5.6% | 30 ▼ 6.3% | $87,575 ▼ 4.6% |
| 2020 | $2.7M ▼ 5.4% | 29 ▼ 3.3% | $91,268 ▲ 4.2% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (062)
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Gaston Melendez holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (062). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $111,154.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department (062)
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At Police Department (062), John Fernandez Jr serves as a Police Lieutenant. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $110,371.
Police Officer/Police Department (062)
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Thomas Heflin Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (062). They have served since 1997 (about 23 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $109,659.