City of Baltimore / Police Department (193)
Agency file
The Police Department (193) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $93,564; the highest distinct record was $165,952.
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 ($93,564) — 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 $138,721 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $71,993. 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 — | 37 — | $68,874 — |
| 2015 | $2.5M ▼ 4.5% | 31 ▼ 16.2% | $78,252 ▲ 13.6% |
| 2016 | $2.7M ▲ 7.3% | 31 ±0% | $81,901 ▲ 4.7% |
| 2017 | $3M ▲ 9.4% | 36 ▲ 16.1% | $80,109 ▼ 2.2% |
| 2018 | $3.2M ▲ 6.1% | 33 ▼ 8.3% | $92,041 ▲ 14.9% |
| 2019 | $2.9M ▼ 9.0% | 28 ▼ 15.2% | $105,745 ▲ 14.9% |
| 2020 | $2.8M ▼ 3.2% | 29 ▲ 3.6% | $93,564 ▼ 11.5% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (193)
Source-specific fields
Darryl Harrison works as a Police Officer for Police Department (193). Hired in 1993, they have about 27 years of service. Darryl earned $28,339 in 2020.