City of Baltimore / Police Department (263) / Police Officer Trainee
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
2 employees hold this title in Police Department (263). Median total compensation for the role is $37,742, below the department median of $89,371.
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 (263) pays a median base salary of $45,006 for this role, 41% below that figure — below the 10th 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 (263)’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 (263)’s median base salary is 41% below that national figure, below the 10th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (263) is $45,006, 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 Trainee is held in 38 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (263), the median of $37,742 ranks #30 of 38.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer Trainee 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 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $22,444 ranks #1 of 4. See Police Officer Trainee across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer Trainee 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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Police Officer Trainee/Police Department (263)
Source-specific fields
Tavon Cooper works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Department (263). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Tavon earned $45,006 in 2020.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Department (263)
Source-specific fields
John Schreven holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Department (263). They have served since 2011 (about 6 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $30,479.