City of Baltimore / Police Department (260) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
36 employees hold this title in Police Department (260). Median total compensation for the role is $90,045, below the department median of $100,261.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 36 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 (260) pays a median base salary of $92,508 for this role, 21% above that figure — about the 71st 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 (260)’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 (260)’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 69th 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 48 of 49 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 (260) is $92,023, 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 (260), the median of $90,045 ranks #46 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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At Police Department (260), Melvin Santiago serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2003 (about 16 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $179,635.
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Paul Thompson works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 18 years. Paul earned $151,864 in 2016.
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At Police Department (260), Courtney Wright serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2011 (about 5 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $144,515.
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Edward Creed Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). They have served since 1993 (about 26 years). 2019 total compensation came to $141,736.
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Jennifer Wortham holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (260). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $139,094.
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Timothy Copeland is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). They have served since 2001 (about 15 years). 2016 total compensation came to $127,790.
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At Police Department (260), Michael Karn serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2001 (about 15 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $123,597.
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At Police Department (260), Manuel Larbi serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2007, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $121,065.
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John Ryce Iii is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). They have served since 2001 (about 15 years). 2016 total compensation came to $116,098.
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Sharod Watson works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). Hired in 2012, they have about 4 years of service. Sharod earned $112,167 in 2016.
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Jonathan Ford is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 2006, they have about 9 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $107,779.
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Robert Brown holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (260). Their tenure dates to 1991, about 24 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $99,149.
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Ivan Gonzalez is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 2007, they have about 8 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $97,599.
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Clemmie Anderson works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 14 years. Clemmie earned $96,823 in 2017.
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At Police Department (260), Edward Taylor serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1993 (about 23 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $94,698.
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James Brooks is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 1996, they have about 23 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $93,563.
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At Police Department (260), Roy Roberts serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $92,023.
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David Macneill holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (260). They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $90,126.
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Thomas Moody is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 1992, they have about 23 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $89,963.
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Rashard King works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). Rashard earned $86,539 in 2016.
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At Police Department (260), David Milburn serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1982 (about 33 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $86,062.
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At Police Department (260), Jerry Roney Jr serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1998 (about 18 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $85,486.
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Dameon Williams is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). They have served since 2008 (about 8 years). 2016 total compensation came to $83,839.
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At Police Department (260), John Stefanelli serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1996, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $79,427.
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Kevin Vaught is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 1981, they have about 32 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $79,139.
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Tammica Washington works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). They have served since 2003 (about 13 years). Tammica earned $78,045 in 2016.
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At Police Department (260), Thomas Bennett serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 8 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $77,612.
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Joseph Green works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). Hired in 2001, they have about 15 years of service. Joseph earned $75,223 in 2016.
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Melvin Jones is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). They have served since 1983 (about 30 years). 2013 total compensation came to $74,187.
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Steven Clark holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (260). Their tenure dates to 1986, about 27 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $73,123.
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Robert Bonomo is a Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 2007, they have about 9 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $71,140.
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At Police Department (260), Dena Roney serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1995, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $67,384.
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At Police Department (260), John Poist serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $63,939.
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Donald Koch holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (260). Their tenure dates to 2014, about 2 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $56,118.
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John Zohios works as a Police Officer for Police Department (260). They have served since 2010 (about 3 years). John earned $53,640 in 2013.
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Gwynne Tavel holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (260). Hired in 2012, they have about 3 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $9,188.