City of Baltimore / Police Department (307) / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
19 employees hold this title in Police Department (307). Median total compensation for the role is $89,147, below the department median of $91,672.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 19 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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 (307) pays a median base salary of $85,575 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 62nd 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 (307)’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 (307)’s median base salary is 12% above that national figure, about the 61st 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.
Computed over the 27 of 28 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (307) is $85,374, 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 is held in 131 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (307), the median of $89,147 ranks #49 of 131.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer 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 31 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $85,476 ranks #22 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer 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.
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Record list
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Daniel Meehan works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). Hired in 2001, they have about 16 years of service. Daniel earned $126,853 in 2017.
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At Police Department (307), Michael De Jesus serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1994 (about 23 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $119,339.
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Garfield Otoole is a Police Officer at Police Department (307). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 21 years. 2017 total compensation came to $116,183.
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Bryant Russell works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 22 years. Bryant earned $115,002 in 2017.
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Paul Wojcik works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). Hired in 1992, they have about 25 years of service. Paul earned $111,560 in 2017.
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Israel Villodas works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). Hired in 2006, they have about 11 years of service. Israel earned $108,970 in 2017.
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At Police Department (307), Damon Adams serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 14 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $104,783.
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At Police Department (307), Scott Steven serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2005 (about 11 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $98,370.
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Craig Stackewicz works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). They have served since 2007 (about 10 years). Craig earned $94,123 in 2017.
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Clint Walker works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 9 years. Clint earned $89,147 in 2017.
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At Police Department (307), Jack Atkins serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 16 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $83,483.
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At Police Department (307), Donald Hildebrandt serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $78,690.
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Damon Peck is a Police Officer at Police Department (307). They have served since 2006 (about 11 years). 2017 total compensation came to $77,335.
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Thomas Ryan is a Police Officer at Police Department (307). Hired in 2003, they have about 13 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $75,468.
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Robert Taylor holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (307). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 13 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $74,828.
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Donald Medtart works as a Police Officer for Police Department (307). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 26 years. Donald earned $73,544 in 2013.
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At Police Department (307), Jeffry Taylor serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 13 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $68,652.
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At Police Department (307), Christopher Funk serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $66,313.
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Matthew Ryckman holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (307). They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $66,017.