City of Baltimore / Police Department (261) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
49 employees hold this title in Police Department (261). Median total compensation for the role is $82,697, below the department median of $100,365.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 49 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 (261) pays a median base salary of $84,896 for this role, 11% above that figure — about the 61st 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 (261)’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 (261)’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 60th 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 71 of 72 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 (261) is $83,797, 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 (261), the median of $82,697 ranks #69 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.
Record list
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At Police Department (261), Leon Riley Iii serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1999 (about 21 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $131,797.
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At Police Department (261), Erich Slaughter serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 17 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $111,702.
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Jeffery West holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $109,589.
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Jonathan Ford works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Jonathan earned $105,296 in 2020.
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Catherine Seymore is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1988, about 32 years. 2020 total compensation came to $105,211.
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Miguel Rodriguez holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $101,796.
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At Police Department (261), Justo Padin serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $100,365.
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Allan Neita works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Hired in 2010, they have about 6 years of service. Allan earned $99,355 in 2016.
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Michael Gold Jr works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. Michael earned $97,639 in 2020.
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Colin Perry is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). They have served since 2005 (about 15 years). 2020 total compensation came to $94,682.
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Kimberly Starr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). Hired in 1993, they have about 22 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $94,604.
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At Police Department (261), Anthony Hargrove serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 27 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $93,008.
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Bruce Wallace is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1989, about 28 years. 2017 total compensation came to $92,566.
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Joseph Mueller Sr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 26 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $91,876.
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Eric Knott works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Hired in 1994, they have about 22 years of service. Eric earned $91,758 in 2016.
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Jospeh Schanamann works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). Jospeh earned $91,368 in 2020.
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Bryant Stewart is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 26 years. 2016 total compensation came to $90,480.
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Sylvanus Harding works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Hired in 2001, they have about 18 years of service. Sylvanus earned $89,545 in 2019.
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At Police Department (261), Christopher Smith serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 20 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $89,491.
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Michael Bongiorno is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. 2020 total compensation came to $87,438.
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At Police Department (261), Andre Hill serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $87,094.
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Bernadette Mosher works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). They have served since 1995 (about 21 years). Bernadette earned $86,748 in 2016.
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Terry Graham is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 27 years. 2017 total compensation came to $86,594.
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Roy Roberts holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 6 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $84,896.
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John Ryce Iii is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 14 years. 2015 total compensation came to $82,697.
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Demetria Pennington is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 22 years. 2019 total compensation came to $82,421.
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Monica Nashan is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 10 years. 2016 total compensation came to $80,857.
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Raymond Montgomery Sr is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 21 years. 2016 total compensation came to $80,424.
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Matthew Gerber holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $79,821.
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At Police Department (261), Paul Hayes serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $79,703.
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At Police Department (261), Vincent Fox serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1995 (about 22 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $79,398.
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William Bernath holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). Hired in 2011, they have about 4 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $77,483.
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Jeffrey Meister holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (261). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $77,381.
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Brandon Pritchard is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 9 years. 2016 total compensation came to $75,826.
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Daniel Casey works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 10 years. Daniel earned $75,436 in 2013.
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Jeffrey Brown is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). They have served since 2002 (about 15 years). 2017 total compensation came to $73,854.
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Dien Pham works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). Hired in 2010, they have about 6 years of service. Dien earned $72,848 in 2016.
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Danny Scott works as a Police Officer for Police Department (261). They have served since 1992 (about 21 years). Danny earned $67,688 in 2013.
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At Police Department (261), Lewis Wright Iii serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 13 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $67,674.
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Charles Craig is a Police Officer at Police Department (261). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 17 years. 2015 total compensation came to $67,424.