City of Baltimore / Police Department (125)
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 — | $66,238 — |
| 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
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (125)
Source-specific fields
Melvin Santiago is a Police Sergeant at Police Department (125). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). 2020 total compensation came to $175,817.
Police Officer/Police Department (125)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (125), James Chase Ii serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1999, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $162,546.