City of Baltimore / Police Department (093)
Agency file
The Police Department (093) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 42 employees with median total compensation of $89,579; the highest distinct record was $141,413.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 42 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,579) — 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 $129,713 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,404. 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 | $2.9M — | 42 — | $66,440 — |
| 2015 | $3.2M ▲ 11.7% | 43 ▲ 2.4% | $70,272 ▲ 5.8% |
| 2016 | $2.8M ▼ 12.7% | 36 ▼ 16.3% | $74,063 ▲ 5.4% |
| 2017 | $2.8M ▼ 1.8% | 33 ▼ 8.3% | $76,205 ▲ 2.9% |
| 2018 | $3.8M ▲ 38.9% | 40 ▲ 21.2% | $89,971 ▲ 18.1% |
| 2019 | $4.1M ▲ 8.3% | 43 ▲ 7.5% | $91,218 ▲ 1.4% |
| 2020 | $3.9M ▼ 5.9% | 42 ▼ 2.3% | $89,579 ▼ 1.8% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (093)
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At Police Department (093), Natalie Preston serves as a Police Lieutenant. They have served since 2000 (about 16 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $114,823.
Police Sergeant/Police Department (093)
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At Police Department (093), James Degele serves as a Police Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 10 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $114,222.
Police Sergeant/Police Department (093)
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Erick Jackson is a Police Sergeant at Police Department (093). Hired in 2006, they have about 12 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $112,745.
Police Officer/Police Department (093)
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Edgardo Melendez-Ortiz is a Police Officer at Police Department (093). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. 2020 total compensation came to $112,120.
Police Officer/Police Department (093)
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Joseph Banks is a Police Officer at Police Department (093). They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $111,873.