City of Baltimore / Police Department (308)
Agency file
The Police Department (308) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $124,879; the highest distinct record was $235,944.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($124,879) — 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 $149,422 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $79,748. 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 | $1.2M — | 15 — | $81,005 — |
| 2015 | $1.4M ▲ 16.7% | 13 ▼ 13.3% | $111,621 ▲ 37.8% |
| 2016 | $1.4M ▼ 2.3% | 12 ▼ 7.7% | $120,887 ▲ 8.3% |
| 2017 | $1.8M ▲ 28.6% | 17 ▲ 41.7% | $110,928 ▼ 8.2% |
| 2018 | $1.8M ▼ 1.1% | 16 ▼ 5.9% | $110,376 ▼ 0.5% |
| 2019 | $1.3M ▼ 29.0% | 11 ▼ 31.3% | $119,616 ▲ 8.4% |
| 2020 | $1.5M ▲ 13.9% | 12 ▲ 9.1% | $124,879 ▲ 4.4% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (308)
Source-specific fields
Reginald Parker works as a Police Officer for Police Department (308). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 27 years. Reginald earned $140,698 in 2017.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department (308)
Source-specific fields
Deanna Effland holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department (308). Their tenure dates to 1994, about 25 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $138,899.