City of Baltimore / Police Department (200)
Agency file
The Police Department (200) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $111,127; the highest distinct record was $168,749.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($111,127) — 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 $135,878 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $93,993. 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 | $1.7M — | 19 — | $87,841 — |
| 2015 | $3.5M ▲ 108.9% | 41 ▲ 115.8% | $83,381 ▼ 5.1% |
| 2016 | $3.6M ▲ 1.3% | 39 ▼ 4.9% | $88,170 ▲ 5.7% |
| 2017 | $2.9M ▼ 17.0% | 33 ▼ 15.4% | $84,145 ▼ 4.6% |
| 2018 | $3.6M ▲ 21.5% | 35 ▲ 6.1% | $95,515 ▲ 13.5% |
| 2019 | $5.2M ▲ 44.7% | 46 ▲ 31.4% | $106,500 ▲ 11.5% |
| 2020 | $2.4M ▼ 54.1% | 21 ▼ 54.3% | $111,127 ▲ 4.3% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (200)
Source-specific fields
Mark Williams is a Police Officer at Police Department (200). They have served since 2002 (about 18 years). 2020 total compensation came to $135,878.