City of Baltimore / Police Department (225) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
55 employees hold this title in Police Department (225). Median total compensation for the role is $71,302, below the department median of $81,665.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 55 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 4,600 people — is $76,530. Police Department (225) pays a median base salary of $72,261 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department (225)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Police Department (225)’s median base salary is 5% below that national figure, about the 44th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 94 of 96 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (225) is $71,800, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Officer is held in 131 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (225), the median of $71,302 ranks #115 of 131.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $85,542 ranks #22 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Leon Dockins holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 1996 (about 23 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $144,754.
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Brandon Bass works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Brandon earned $128,702 in 2020.
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Markkeder Mccall is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. 2020 total compensation came to $125,007.
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Akeem Nelson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2008 (about 9 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $123,759.
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Steven Reed works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). Hired in 2007, they have about 9 years of service. Steven earned $122,060 in 2016.
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Jamil Shakir is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 8 years. 2020 total compensation came to $121,181.
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Terrell Carter holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2008 (about 11 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $110,831.
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David Miller holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2005 (about 13 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $109,389.
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At Police Department (225), Ernest Mcmillon serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2004, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $101,577.
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James Watkins holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2008 (about 11 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $95,128.
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At Police Department (225), Jason Giordano serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 8 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $86,505.
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At Police Department (225), Miguel Martinez-Contreras serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2009, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $85,736.
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Jeffrey Santos holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 9 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $83,846.
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Amos Shank is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 3 years. 2016 total compensation came to $81,277.
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Mitchell Dabrio is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $81,165.
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Danielle Cosby works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. Danielle earned $79,573 in 2013.
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Stephen Romey holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 4 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $79,280.
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Michael Zorbach is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $78,751.
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At Police Department (225), Mark Kahler serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2001, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $78,568.
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Charles Smith works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). They have served since 2012 (about 4 years). Charles earned $77,608 in 2016.
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Joshua Phoebus is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2010 (about 6 years). 2016 total compensation came to $77,413.
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John Pinkosz is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2001 (about 14 years). 2015 total compensation came to $76,633.
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Keonna Waller works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). Keonna earned $76,461 in 2015.
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Nicholas De Jesus holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). Hired in 2007, they have about 9 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $74,491.
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At Police Department (225), James Green serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $73,984.
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Andres Rodriguez works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). They have served since 2012 (about 4 years). Andres earned $73,563 in 2016.
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Rene Aguilera holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $72,364.
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At Police Department (225), Michael Johnson serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 6 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $71,302.
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Jonathan Pineda holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $70,870.
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Lawang Hyman holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 1999 (about 17 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $70,205.
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Kenneth Hurst works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 7 years. Kenneth earned $68,155 in 2015.
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Jorge Cruz is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 5 years. 2017 total compensation came to $66,182.
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Ludgens Pierre is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2013 (about 2 years). 2015 total compensation came to $66,063.
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Lee Brandt holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $65,628.
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Craig White works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). Craig earned $64,855 in 2015.
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Deborah Wall works as a Police Officer for Police Department (225). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. Deborah earned $64,705 in 2013.
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Christopher Wesolowski holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (225). Hired in 2012, they have about 4 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $63,767.
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At Police Department (225), Chantal Russell serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 4 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $62,394.
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At Police Department (225), Jerald Mantone serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $60,232.
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Joseph Patikowski is a Police Officer at Police Department (225). They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). 2016 total compensation came to $59,484.