City of Baltimore / Police Department (127)
Agency file
The Police Department (127) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $100,608; the highest distinct record was $132,865.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,608) — 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 $123,288 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $91,012. 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 | $569.1K — | 8 — | $70,910 — |
| 2015 | $845.2K ▲ 48.5% | 9 ▲ 12.5% | $91,162 ▲ 28.6% |
| 2016 | $1.1M ▲ 32.4% | 11 ▲ 22.2% | $105,509 ▲ 15.7% |
| 2017 | $1.6M ▲ 46.8% | 16 ▲ 45.5% | $99,666 ▼ 5.5% |
| 2018 | $1.3M ▼ 18.1% | 12 ▼ 25.0% | $112,308 ▲ 12.7% |
| 2019 | $994.9K ▼ 26.1% | 9 ▼ 25.0% | $106,724 ▼ 5.0% |
| 2020 | $1.1M ▲ 6.5% | 10 ▲ 11.1% | $100,608 ▼ 5.7% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (127)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (127), Darryl Parker serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1996, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $104,883.