City of Baltimore / Police Department (197)
Agency file
The Police Department (197) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $102,627; the highest distinct record was $129,335.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,627) — 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 $127,505 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $87,297. 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 | $1.3M — | 12 — | $103,964 — |
| 2015 | $1.6M ▲ 26.1% | 13 ▲ 8.3% | $115,472 ▲ 11.1% |
| 2016 | $1.2M ▼ 24.8% | 10 ▼ 23.1% | $113,799 ▼ 1.4% |
| 2017 | $360.1K ▼ 69.7% | 4 ▼ 60.0% | $85,776 ▼ 24.6% |
| 2018 | $73.8K ▼ 79.5% | 1 ▼ 75.0% | $73,771 ▼ 14.0% |
| 2019 | $692.4K ▲ 838.6% | 6 ▲ 500.0% | $118,957 ▲ 61.3% |
| 2020 | $1M ▲ 49.3% | 10 ▲ 66.7% | $102,627 ▼ 13.7% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (197)
Source-specific fields
Gregory Price is a Police Officer at Police Department (197). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $99,124.