City of Baltimore / Police Department (094) / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
7 employees hold this title in Police Department (094). Median total compensation for the role is $113,204, above the department median of $88,146.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 3,440 people — is $124,660. Police Department (094) pays a median base salary of $113,301 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 39th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Police Department (094)’s median base salary is 7% above that national figure, about the 57th 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 $113,301, 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 Sergeant is held in 118 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (094), the median of $113,204 ranks #41 of 118.
Median total compensation for the Police Sergeant 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 21 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $120,071 ranks #13 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeant 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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Police Sergeant/Police Department (094)
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C Warren holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (094). They have served since 1998 (about 15 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $124,550.
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Kyle Gaskin holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (094). They have served since 2007 (about 9 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $121,314.
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At Police Department (094), Shawn Edwards serves as a Police Sergeant. Hired in 1998, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $113,399.
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Curt Snyder works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (094). They have served since 1995 (about 20 years). Curt earned $113,204 in 2015.
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Rodney Mobley holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (094). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $110,747.
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At Police Department (094), Alvin Mccoy serves as a Police Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 20 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $102,694.
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At Police Department (094), John Yeager serves as a Police Sergeant. Hired in 1996, they have about 17 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $82,159.