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Police Department (163)

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

The Police Department (163) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 13 employees with median total compensation of $57,230; the highest distinct record was $102,466.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$710.2K
Employees
13
Median total
$57,230
Highest record
$102,466

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 13 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($57,230) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$54,629 (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
$38,489
$46,380
$57,230
$58,107
$59,725

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $59,725 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,489. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
3 · $59,725

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
$1.7M
22
$75,180
2015
$204.3K
87.7%
3
86.4%
$50,059
33.4%
2016
$55.7K
72.8%
1
66.7%
$55,657
11.2%
2017
$55.4K
0.5%
1
±0%
$55,351
0.5%
2018
$65.4K
18.2%
1
±0%
$65,411
18.2%
2019
$503.6K
669.9%
10
900.0%
$53,194
18.7%
2020
$710.2K
41.0%
13
30.0%
$57,230
7.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Terrell Taylor

Police Officer Trainee/Police Department (163)

2019 total comp
$41,766
Base pay
$41,766
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,766
Hire date
2018-09-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
53512
Employee ID
135677

Terrell Taylor works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (163). Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Terrell earned $41,766 in 2019.

Zhi Zou

Police Officer Trainee/Police Department (163)

2019 total comp
$39,632
Base pay
$39,632
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,632
Hire date
2018-04-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
53512
Employee ID
137429

Zhi Zou holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (163). Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $39,632.