City of Baltimore / Police Department (310)
Agency file
The Police Department (310) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $148,360; the highest distinct record was $203,945.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($148,360) — 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 $168,937 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $122,221. 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 | $2.1M — | 27 — | $76,285 — |
| 2015 | $2.5M ▲ 17.5% | 22 ▼ 18.5% | $104,935 ▲ 37.6% |
| 2016 | $2.2M ▼ 9.6% | 20 ▼ 9.1% | $107,185 ▲ 2.1% |
| 2017 | $1.8M ▼ 18.1% | 17 ▼ 15.0% | $102,135 ▼ 4.7% |
| 2018 | $1.4M ▼ 23.3% | 11 ▼ 35.3% | $125,640 ▲ 23.0% |
| 2019 | $823.7K ▼ 41.2% | 7 ▼ 36.4% | $117,994 ▼ 6.1% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▲ 45.8% | 8 ▲ 14.3% | $148,360 ▲ 25.7% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (310)
Source-specific fields
Shannon Cavey holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (310). Hired in 1997, they have about 23 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $203,945.