City of Baltimore / Police Department (064)
Agency file
The Police Department (064) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 31 employees with median total compensation of $88,355; the highest distinct record was $198,250.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 31 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,355) — 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 $132,420 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $61,886. 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 | $2.5M — | 39 — | $58,770 — |
| 2015 | $3.1M ▲ 24.6% | 39 ±0% | $72,346 ▲ 23.1% |
| 2016 | $2.9M ▼ 4.8% | 35 ▼ 10.3% | $78,630 ▲ 8.7% |
| 2017 | $3.3M ▲ 14.9% | 38 ▲ 8.6% | $82,765 ▲ 5.3% |
| 2018 | $2.7M ▼ 20.7% | 31 ▼ 18.4% | $78,288 ▼ 5.4% |
| 2019 | $2.7M ▲ 1.1% | 28 ▼ 9.7% | $96,127 ▲ 22.8% |
| 2020 | $3M ▲ 10.5% | 31 ▲ 10.7% | $88,355 ▼ 8.1% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (064)
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Gaston Melendez is a Police Officer at Police Department (064). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. 2020 total compensation came to $127,126.
Police Officer/Police Department (064)
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Erwin Scofield Ii is a Police Officer at Police Department (064). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 11 years. 2020 total compensation came to $123,247.