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Police Department (065)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department (065) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 15 employees with median total compensation of $100,243; the highest distinct record was $198,839.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
15
Median total
$100,243
Highest record
$198,839

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 15 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,243) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$109,870 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$80,468
$97,113
$100,243
$111,304
$176,829

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,829 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $80,468. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
8 · $97,292
Police Officer Eid
4 · $99,126
Police Sergeant
2 · $154,639

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.5M
17
$86,318
2015
$1.3M
11.2%
13
23.5%
$99,628
15.4%
2016
$893.3K
33.6%
8
38.5%
$111,960
12.4%
2017
$293.1K
67.2%
3
62.5%
$93,542
16.5%
2018
$435.2K
48.5%
4
33.3%
$102,759
9.9%
2019
$993.3K
128.3%
9
125.0%
$101,541
1.2%
2020
$1.6M
65.9%
15
66.7%
$100,243
1.3%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Chemene Nelson

Police Officer/Police Department (065)

2013 total comp
$80,542
Base pay
$80,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,542
Hire date
2002-05-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
61740
Employee ID
43194

Chemene Nelson is a Police Officer at Police Department (065). Hired in 2002, they have about 11 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $80,542.

Steven Foster

Police Officer/Police Department (065)

2020 total comp
$80,468
Base pay
$80,468
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,468
Hire date
2013-09-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
72977
Employee ID
142756

Steven Foster is a Police Officer at Police Department (065). Hired in 2013, they have about 7 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $80,468.

Vernon Davis

Police Officer/Police Department (065)

2015 total comp
$80,308
Base pay
$80,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,308
Hire date
2008-09-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
63004
Employee ID
71784

Vernon Davis is a Police Officer at Police Department (065). Hired in 2008, they have about 7 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $80,308.

Leighton Mcdermott

Police Officer/Police Department (065)

2013 total comp
$78,754
Base pay
$78,754
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,754
Hire date
2007-05-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
58827
Employee ID
41983

At Police Department (065), Leighton Mcdermott serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $78,754.

Shareena Wilson

Police Officer/Police Department (065)

2018 total comp
$75,369
Base pay
$75,369
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,369
Hire date
2000-08-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
80638
Employee ID
123289

At Police Department (065), Shareena Wilson serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $75,369.