City of Baltimore / Police Department (094)
Agency file
The Police Department (094) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 41 employees with median total compensation of $88,146; the highest distinct record was $163,599.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 41 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,146) — 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 $128,241 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,792. 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 | $3.3M — | 50 — | $62,125 — |
| 2015 | $4.2M ▲ 26.9% | 59 ▲ 18.0% | $71,820 ▲ 15.6% |
| 2016 | $4M ▼ 4.6% | 53 ▼ 10.2% | $72,894 ▲ 1.5% |
| 2017 | $3.7M ▼ 6.1% | 51 ▼ 3.8% | $75,137 ▲ 3.1% |
| 2018 | $4M ▲ 7.5% | 48 ▼ 5.9% | $83,445 ▲ 11.1% |
| 2019 | $4.3M ▲ 7.5% | 50 ▲ 4.2% | $85,650 ▲ 2.6% |
| 2020 | $3.7M ▼ 14.8% | 41 ▼ 18.0% | $88,146 ▲ 2.9% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (094)
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At Police Department (094), Matthew Day serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 22 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $163,599.
Police Officer/Police Department (094)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (094), John Brandt serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1992, they have about 28 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $159,257.