City of Baltimore / Police Department (226) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
28 employees hold this title in Police Department (226). Median total compensation for the role is $77,537, above the department median of $56,854.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 28 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 (226) pays a median base salary of $74,013 for this role, 3% below that figure — about the 41st 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 (226)’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 (226)’s median base salary is 3% below that national figure, about the 47th 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 39 of 40 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 (226) is $73,950, 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 (226), the median of $77,537 ranks #92 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 $85,476 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.
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Record list
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George Davis works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 1994, they have about 21 years of service. George earned $109,770 in 2015.
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Carnest Mcduffie holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Hired in 2005, they have about 8 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $103,151.
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Frank Friend Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department (226). Hired in 1998, they have about 15 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $101,886.
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Fabien Laronde holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 12 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $91,807.
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Douglas Johnson works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). They have served since 1989 (about 26 years). Douglas earned $90,623 in 2015.
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At Police Department (226), Fred Murray Iii serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $90,423.
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Rodderick Davis holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $88,033.
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Edward Gordon holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Hired in 1997, they have about 18 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $88,008.
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Dale Mattingly works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 2008, they have about 7 years of service. Dale earned $86,614 in 2015.
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Kebin Mclean is a Police Officer at Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 1994, about 21 years. 2015 total compensation came to $85,121.
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At Police Department (226), Michael Riser serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 15 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $84,149.
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Mark Kahler works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 2001, they have about 14 years of service. Mark earned $81,092 in 2015.
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Larry Mackall holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 6 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $79,311.
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Kariana Rose holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 7 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $78,774.
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Andrew Gillig holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $76,300.
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Bernard Cox works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 2003, they have about 12 years of service. Bernard earned $76,023 in 2015.
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James Watkins works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 7 years. James earned $73,887 in 2015.
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Brendon Reed works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). Brendon earned $72,135 in 2015.
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At Police Department (226), Latisha Adams serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $71,417.
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At Police Department (226), Patrick Huter serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $70,009.
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At Police Department (226), Joshua Chapman serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2008, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $69,753.
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Edwin Lane holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 11 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $69,587.
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Katie Fox works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. Katie earned $67,895 in 2013.
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Yolanda Nelson works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 2008, they have about 7 years of service. Yolanda earned $66,930 in 2015.
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Andrew Zdura works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. Andrew earned $64,416 in 2013.
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Benjamin Critzer works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). They have served since 2008 (about 5 years). Benjamin earned $61,354 in 2013.
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Steffon Scott works as a Police Officer for Police Department (226). They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). Steffon earned $59,788 in 2013.
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Kevin Saliba holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 3 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $48,547.