City of Baltimore / Police Department (222)
Agency file
The Police Department (222) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $101,761; the highest distinct record was $164,314.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($101,761) — 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 $136,380 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $87,873. 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 | $403.4K — | 5 — | $84,203 — |
| 2015 | $835.1K ▲ 107.0% | 10 ▲ 100.0% | $85,521 ▲ 1.6% |
| 2016 | $1.5M ▲ 79.3% | 15 ▲ 50.0% | $102,790 ▲ 20.2% |
| 2017 | $1.5M ▲ 1.9% | 17 ▲ 13.3% | $90,174 ▼ 12.3% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▲ 2.7% | 16 ▼ 5.9% | $95,811 ▲ 6.3% |
| 2019 | $1.6M ▲ 2.8% | 15 ▼ 6.3% | $102,352 ▲ 6.8% |
| 2020 | $2M ▲ 26.1% | 19 ▲ 26.7% | $101,761 ▼ 0.6% |
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Record list
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Police Officer (Eid)/Police Department (222)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (222), David Lesher serves as a Police Officer (Eid). Their tenure dates to 1993, about 23 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $104,862.
Police Officer/Police Department (222)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (222), Edwin Lane serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2002, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $102,790.
Police Officer/Police Department (222)
Source-specific fields
Christopher Scott holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (222). Hired in 2016, they have about 4 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $101,761.