City of Baltimore / Police Department (262)
Agency file
The Police Department (262) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 33 employees with median total compensation of $97,331; the highest distinct record was $169,756.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 33 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,331) — 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 $133,234 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,738. 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 | $3.2M — | 45 — | $69,357 — |
| 2015 | $4.6M ▲ 42.3% | 57 ▲ 26.7% | $79,235 ▲ 14.2% |
| 2016 | $3.4M ▼ 26.0% | 41 ▼ 28.1% | $81,932 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2017 | $3.3M ▼ 2.8% | 38 ▼ 7.3% | $85,384 ▲ 4.2% |
| 2018 | $3.8M ▲ 16.9% | 39 ▲ 2.6% | $88,083 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2019 | $4M ▲ 3.9% | 40 ▲ 2.6% | $95,830 ▲ 8.8% |
| 2020 | $3.2M ▼ 19.8% | 33 ▼ 17.5% | $97,331 ▲ 1.6% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (262)
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Tavon Adams works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (262). They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). Tavon earned $133,234 in 2020.
Police Sergeant/Police Department (262)
Source-specific fields
Glen Fell holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (262). Their tenure dates to 1993, about 27 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $129,590.
Police Officer/Police Department (262)
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Zaebele Zaza is a Police Officer at Police Department (262). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). 2020 total compensation came to $129,224.