City of Baltimore / Police Department (195)
Agency file
The Police Department (195) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 30 employees with median total compensation of $88,372; the highest distinct record was $171,150.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 30 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,372) — 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 $144,714 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,969. 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 — | 40 — | $62,744 — |
| 2015 | $2M ▼ 26.6% | 32 ▼ 20.0% | $56,327 ▼ 10.2% |
| 2016 | $3.1M ▲ 57.6% | 46 ▲ 43.8% | $63,546 ▲ 12.8% |
| 2017 | $3M ▼ 3.4% | 35 ▼ 23.9% | $82,618 ▲ 30.0% |
| 2018 | $3M ▼ 0.7% | 31 ▼ 11.4% | $92,377 ▲ 11.8% |
| 2019 | $2.9M ▼ 2.3% | 31 ±0% | $95,557 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2020 | $2.9M ▼ 0.5% | 30 ▼ 3.2% | $88,372 ▼ 7.5% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (195)
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Ryan Ernst holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (195). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $82,190.
Police Officer/Police Department (195)
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At Police Department (195), John Kosko Iv serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2010, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $81,533.
Police Officer/Police Department (195)
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At Police Department (195), Daisha Simms serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $80,740.