City of Baltimore / Police Department (265)
Agency file
The Police Department (265) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $107,816; the highest distinct record was $223,451.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($107,816) — 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 $137,989 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $85,509. 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 6 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1M — | 11 — | $84,678 — |
| 2016 | $1.1M ▲ 1.9% | 10 ▼ 9.1% | $96,941 ▲ 14.5% |
| 2017 | $2.6M ▲ 150.2% | 28 ▲ 180.0% | $84,749 ▼ 12.6% |
| 2018 | $2.4M ▼ 10.1% | 22 ▼ 21.4% | $98,667 ▲ 16.4% |
| 2019 | $2.3M ▼ 1.2% | 20 ▼ 9.1% | $108,617 ▲ 10.1% |
| 2020 | $3M ▲ 29.2% | 27 ▲ 35.0% | $107,816 ▼ 0.7% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (265)
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Amado Alvarez Iii is a Police Sergeant at Police Department (265). They have served since 1999 (about 17 years). 2016 total compensation came to $149,408.
Police Sergeant/Police Department (265)
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Brian Flynn works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (265). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 17 years. Brian earned $147,061 in 2020.