City of Baltimore / Police Department (223)
Agency file
The Police Department (223) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 31 employees with median total compensation of $97,170; the highest distinct record was $171,699.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 31 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,170) — 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 $126,398 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $73,040. 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 | $2.6M — | 39 — | $64,923 — |
| 2015 | $2.4M ▼ 5.7% | 28 ▼ 28.2% | $79,727 ▲ 22.8% |
| 2016 | $3.1M ▲ 28.0% | 31 ▲ 10.7% | $90,907 ▲ 14.0% |
| 2017 | $2.8M ▼ 10.8% | 33 ▲ 6.5% | $80,658 ▼ 11.3% |
| 2018 | $2.4M ▼ 13.1% | 24 ▼ 27.3% | $93,824 ▲ 16.3% |
| 2019 | $2.8M ▲ 14.9% | 31 ▲ 29.2% | $83,616 ▼ 10.9% |
| 2020 | $3.1M ▲ 12.4% | 31 ±0% | $97,170 ▲ 16.2% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (223)
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Jamieson Russell holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (223). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $126,398.
Police Officer/Police Department (223)
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Ronald Ulmer is a Police Officer at Police Department (223). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. 2020 total compensation came to $125,110.