City of Baltimore / Police Department (305)
Agency file
The Police Department (305) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $109,287; the highest distinct record was $147,585.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($109,287) — 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 $130,197 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $91,911. 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 | $1.9M — | 31 — | $55,565 — |
| 2015 | $1.6M ▼ 15.9% | 17 ▼ 45.2% | $96,303 ▲ 73.3% |
| 2016 | $1.8M ▲ 11.8% | 18 ▲ 5.9% | $103,470 ▲ 7.4% |
| 2017 | $1.8M ▼ 0.5% | 18 ±0% | $101,628 ▼ 1.8% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▼ 9.4% | 15 ▼ 16.7% | $109,707 ▲ 7.9% |
| 2019 | $2.2M ▲ 34.1% | 20 ▲ 33.3% | $106,020 ▼ 3.4% |
| 2020 | $2.6M ▲ 18.0% | 23 ▲ 15.0% | $109,287 ▲ 3.1% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (305)
Source-specific fields
James Kelly is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department (305). Their tenure dates to 1981, about 35 years. 2016 total compensation came to $115,561.
Police Officer/Police Department (305)
Source-specific fields
Edward Colbert works as a Police Officer for Police Department (305). Hired in 1992, they have about 24 years of service. Edward earned $114,159 in 2016.