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Police Department (196)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department (196) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $87,184; the highest distinct record was $154,042.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.4M
Employees
16
Median total
$87,184
Highest record
$154,042

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,184) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,990 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$62,775
$75,532
$87,184
$115,805
$130,354

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,354 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,775. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
11 · $78,947
Police Sergeant
2 · $118,929
Police Sergeant Eid
1 · $111,133
Police Officer Eid
1 · $11,178

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 6 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$568.6K
8
$68,667
2016
$788.4K
38.7%
10
25.0%
$78,316
14.1%
2017
$670.9K
14.9%
8
20.0%
$82,852
5.8%
2018
$904.3K
34.8%
9
12.5%
$90,607
9.4%
2019
$1.6M
79.4%
16
77.8%
$97,117
7.2%
2020
$1.4M
12.2%
16
±0%
$87,184
10.2%

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Record list

Employees

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Jorge Riaza Giraldo

Police Officer/Police Department (196)

2020 total comp
$75,532
Base pay
$75,532
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,532
Hire date
2018-02-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
54454
Employee ID
150210

Jorge Riaza Giraldo works as a Police Officer for Police Department (196). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Jorge earned $75,532 in 2020.

Zachary Novak

Police Officer Eid/Police Department (196)

2018 total comp
$73,426
Base pay
$73,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,426
Hire date
2012-05-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
70447
Employee ID
119030

Zachary Novak is a Police Officer Eid at Police Department (196). Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $73,426.

Luke Shelley

Police Officer/Police Department (196)

2019 total comp
$71,135
Base pay
$71,135
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,135
Hire date
2016-02-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
64431
Employee ID
134739

Luke Shelley is a Police Officer at Police Department (196). They have served since 2016 (about 3 years). 2019 total compensation came to $71,135.