City of Baltimore / Police Department (194)
Agency file
The Police Department (194) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 33 employees with median total compensation of $85,581; the highest distinct record was $186,682.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 33 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,581) — 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 $166,395 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,778. 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 — | 38 — | $68,237 — |
| 2015 | $3.1M ▲ 15.9% | 40 ▲ 5.3% | $76,152 ▲ 11.6% |
| 2016 | $2.6M ▼ 16.4% | 30 ▼ 25.0% | $74,284 ▼ 2.5% |
| 2017 | $3.9M ▲ 47.6% | 46 ▲ 53.3% | $77,296 ▲ 4.1% |
| 2018 | $4M ▲ 2.9% | 41 ▼ 10.9% | $85,068 ▲ 10.1% |
| 2019 | $3.3M ▼ 16.1% | 37 ▼ 9.8% | $78,163 ▼ 8.1% |
| 2020 | $3.1M ▼ 5.5% | 33 ▼ 10.8% | $85,581 ▲ 9.5% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (194)
Source-specific fields
Mark Rutkowski works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (194). They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Mark earned $137,991 in 2018.