City of Baltimore / Police Department (226)
Agency file
The Police Department (226) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $56,854; the highest distinct record was $58,803.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($56,854) — 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 $58,055 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,293. 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 | $1.4M — | 19 — | $70,009 — |
| 2015 | $2M ▲ 42.7% | 23 ▲ 21.1% | $84,149 ▲ 20.2% |
| 2016 | $90K ▼ 95.5% | 1 ▼ 95.7% | $90,010 ▲ 7.0% |
| 2017 | $78.3K ▼ 13.0% | 1 ±0% | $78,346 ▼ 13.0% |
| 2018 | $286.1K ▲ 265.2% | 3 ▲ 200.0% | $90,423 ▲ 15.4% |
| 2019 | $327.1K ▲ 14.3% | 7 ▲ 133.3% | $42,327 ▼ 53.2% |
| 2020 | $431.4K ▲ 31.9% | 9 ▲ 28.6% | $56,854 ▲ 34.3% |
Compare
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Record list
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Police Officer Trainee/Police Department (226)
Source-specific fields
Joseph Staley is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (226). They have served since 2018 (about a year). 2019 total compensation came to $42,327.