City of Baltimore / Police Department (165) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
12 employees hold this title in Police Department (165). Median total compensation for the role is $101,814, below the department median of $103,063.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 4,600 people — is $76,530. Police Department (165) pays a median base salary of $99,799 for this role, 30% above that figure — about the 86th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department (165)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Police Department (165)’s median base salary is 31% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (165) is $99,799, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Officer is held in 133 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (165), the median of $101,814 ranks #48 of 133.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $85,476 ranks #22 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Same department
Record list
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Michael Reynolds holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (165). They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $193,618.
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George Githara works as a Police Officer for Police Department (165). Hired in 2000, they have about 20 years of service. George earned $165,982 in 2020.
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Brian Ford is a Police Officer at Police Department (165). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 24 years. 2019 total compensation came to $156,732.
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Wanda Johnson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (165). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $117,669.
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At Police Department (165), Alton Mccallum serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $115,047.
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Ian Meertens works as a Police Officer for Police Department (165). Hired in 2004, they have about 15 years of service. Ian earned $103,829 in 2019.
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Raymond Meehan holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (165). Hired in 2011, they have about 9 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $99,799.
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Sharod Molock works as a Police Officer for Police Department (165). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Sharod earned $97,234 in 2020.
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Jose Guerrero is a Police Officer at Police Department (165). Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $94,699.
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Rahim Williams works as a Police Officer for Police Department (165). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 15 years. Rahim earned $91,828 in 2019.
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At Police Department (165), Christopher Woerner serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2002 (about 17 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $85,761.
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Melissa Barnes holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (165). Hired in 2010, they have about 7 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $70,204.