City of Baltimore / Police Department (298)
Agency file
The Police Department (298) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $43,792; the highest distinct record was $68,074.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($43,792) — 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 $62,305 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,338. 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 | $329.8K — | 6 — | $54,112 — |
| 2015 | $467.3K ▲ 41.7% | 8 ▲ 33.3% | $58,568 ▲ 8.2% |
| 2016 | $425.8K ▼ 8.9% | 8 ±0% | $55,399 ▼ 5.4% |
| 2017 | $360.7K ▼ 15.3% | 6 ▼ 25.0% | $54,191 ▼ 2.2% |
| 2018 | $400.1K ▲ 10.9% | 6 ±0% | $60,399 ▲ 11.5% |
| 2019 | $165.6K ▼ 58.6% | 4 ▼ 33.3% | $45,831 ▼ 24.1% |
| 2020 | $257.7K ▲ 55.7% | 6 ▲ 50.0% | $43,792 ▼ 4.4% |
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Record list
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Fiscal Technician/Police Department (298)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (298), Derond Ricks serves as a Fiscal Technician. They have served since 2013 (about 2 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $42,226.