City of Baltimore / Police Department (094) / Police Officer Trainee
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
13 employees hold this title in Police Department (094). Median total compensation for the role is $51,952, below the department median of $88,146.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 13 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 4,600 people — is $76,530. Police Department (094) pays a median base salary of $50,194 for this role, 34% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department (094)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Police Department (094)’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, about the 13th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (094) is $50,194, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Officer Trainee is held in 38 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (094), the median of $51,952 ranks #17 of 38.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer Trainee role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $22,444 ranks #1 of 4. See Police Officer Trainee across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer Trainee roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Edgardo Melendez-Ortiz is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (094). They have served since 2017 (about a year). 2018 total compensation came to $75,135.
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At Police Department (094), Brendan Kelly serves as a Police Officer Trainee. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Their 2018 pay totaled $56,147.
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Armando Perez holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (094). They have served since 2017 (about a year). In 2018, their total compensation was $55,736.
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Thomas Galligan works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (094). Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Thomas earned $55,576 in 2018.
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Phillip Jones works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (094). Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. Phillip earned $53,515 in 2018.
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At Police Department (094), Johnathan Peroza serves as a Police Officer Trainee. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $53,146.
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Brett Gibson holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (094). Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. In 2018, their total compensation was $51,952.
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Joel Estevez holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (094). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $48,435.
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Nicholas Curioli holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (094). Their tenure dates to 2016, about a year. In 2017, their total compensation was $47,811.
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Michael Donnelly works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (094). They have served since 2016 (about a year). Michael earned $37,450 in 2017.
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Robert Fuller is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (094). Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $35,374.
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Jose Figueroa works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (094). Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Jose earned $31,092 in 2017.
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Mario Diaz works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (094). Their tenure dates to 2016, about a year. Mario earned $30,669 in 2017.