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Police Department (125)

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

The Police Department (125) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 36 employees with median total compensation of $96,853; the highest distinct record was $175,817.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.5M
Employees
36
Median total
$96,853
Highest record
$175,817

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 36 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($96,853) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$96,624 (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
$58,585
$74,224
$96,853
$116,825
$143,379

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,379 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,585. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
26 · $87,688
Police Sergeant
5 · $116,825
Police Officer Eid
4 · $89,527
Police Lieutenant
1 · $118,803

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
$2.9M
42
$66,238
2015
$3.7M
27.7%
47
11.9%
$75,836
14.5%
2016
$4.3M
14.4%
48
2.1%
$85,379
12.6%
2017
$3.2M
25.5%
37
22.9%
$86,612
1.4%
2018
$3.2M
0.2%
33
10.8%
$94,358
8.9%
2019
$3.3M
4.0%
33
±0%
$100,997
7.0%
2020
$3.5M
5.4%
36
9.1%
$96,853
4.1%

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Record list

Employees

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Joshua Laycock

Police Officer (Eid)/Police Department (125)

2020 total comp
$39,922
Base pay
$39,922
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,922
Hire date
1999-11-21

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
90833
Employee ID
146637

Joshua Laycock works as a Police Officer (Eid) for Police Department (125). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. Joshua earned $39,922 in 2020.

Warren Banks

Police Officer/Police Department (125)

2017 total comp
$39,562
Base pay
$39,562
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,562
Hire date
2008-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
70051
Employee ID
97077

Warren Banks is a Police Officer at Police Department (125). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 9 years. 2017 total compensation came to $39,562.