City of Baltimore / Police Department (162)
Agency file
The Police Department (162) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 35 employees with median total compensation of $90,309; the highest distinct record was $181,557.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 35 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,309) — 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 $147,283 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,975. 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 | $2.7M — | 40 — | $69,052 — |
| 2015 | $3.4M ▲ 24.8% | 43 ▲ 7.5% | $74,680 ▲ 8.2% |
| 2016 | $3.5M ▲ 2.8% | 39 ▼ 9.3% | $79,427 ▲ 6.4% |
| 2017 | $2.9M ▼ 16.5% | 30 ▼ 23.1% | $90,072 ▲ 13.4% |
| 2018 | $3.4M ▲ 15.8% | 30 ±0% | $102,120 ▲ 13.4% |
| 2019 | $3M ▼ 10.3% | 31 ▲ 3.3% | $96,457 ▼ 5.5% |
| 2020 | $3.2M ▲ 6.1% | 35 ▲ 12.9% | $90,309 ▼ 6.4% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (162)
Source-specific fields
Freddie Degraffinried works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (162). They have served since 1993 (about 23 years). Freddie earned $123,826 in 2016.