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Police Department (260)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department (260) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 15 employees with median total compensation of $100,261; the highest distinct record was $178,212.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
15
Median total
$100,261
Highest record
$178,212

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 15 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,261) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$106,445 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$39,564
$93,703
$100,261
$141,910
$166,745

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $166,745 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,564. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
5 · $94,491
Police Sergeant
3 · $153,464
Police Lieutenant
2 · $169,915
Police Major
1 · $141,910

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.7M
24
$73,453
2015
$3.3M
97.1%
32
33.3%
$96,888
31.9%
2016
$4.1M
22.2%
37
15.6%
$112,167
15.8%
2017
$1.6M
61.0%
16
56.8%
$98,504
12.2%
2018
$1.7M
8.3%
15
6.3%
$132,596
34.6%
2019
$2.1M
24.3%
19
26.7%
$107,097
19.2%
2020
$1.6M
25.3%
15
21.1%
$100,261
6.4%

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Record list

Employees

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Donald Koch

Police Officer/Police Department (260)

2016 total comp
$56,118
Base pay
$56,118
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,118
Hire date
2014-07-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
49088
Employee ID
89786

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.

John Zohios

Police Officer/Police Department (260)

2013 total comp
$53,640
Base pay
$53,640
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,640
Hire date
2010-12-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
43895
Employee ID
49608

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.

Vera Coleman

Office Supervisor/Police Department (260)

2018 total comp
$53,623
Base pay
$53,623
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,623
Hire date
1980-07-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
51799
Employee ID
112494

Vera Coleman is a Office Supervisor at Police Department (260). Hired in 1980, they have about 38 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $53,623.