City of Baltimore / Police Department (164)
Agency file
The Police Department (164) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $99,971; the highest distinct record was $146,673.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,971) — 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 $120,084 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $86,475. 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 — | 36 — | $69,893 — |
| 2015 | $3.8M ▲ 43.7% | 46 ▲ 27.8% | $80,984 ▲ 15.9% |
| 2016 | $4M ▲ 4.0% | 43 ▼ 6.5% | $85,830 ▲ 6.0% |
| 2017 | $3.7M ▼ 6.3% | 41 ▼ 4.7% | $87,304 ▲ 1.7% |
| 2018 | $3.8M ▲ 1.8% | 38 ▼ 7.3% | $96,584 ▲ 10.6% |
| 2019 | $3.6M ▼ 5.6% | 36 ▼ 5.3% | $95,091 ▼ 1.5% |
| 2020 | $2.9M ▼ 18.0% | 29 ▼ 19.4% | $99,971 ▲ 5.1% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (164)
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At Police Department (164), Robert Brown Jr serves as a Police Lieutenant. They have served since 2001 (about 12 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $78,443.
Police Officer/Police Department (164)
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Chase Montgomery is a Police Officer at Police Department (164). They have served since 2014 (about 6 years). 2020 total compensation came to $77,018.