City of Baltimore / Police Department (311)
Agency file
The Police Department (311) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $158,169; the highest distinct record was $189,181.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($158,169) — 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 $163,424 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $127,180. 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 | $979.2K — | 10 — | $90,684 — |
| 2015 | $1.1M ▲ 9.1% | 10 ±0% | $103,401 ▲ 14.0% |
| 2016 | $1.8M ▲ 64.8% | 17 ▲ 70.0% | $97,710 ▼ 5.5% |
| 2017 | $1M ▼ 40.4% | 10 ▼ 41.2% | $95,986 ▼ 1.8% |
| 2018 | $1M ▼ 3.2% | 8 ▼ 20.0% | $110,792 ▲ 15.4% |
| 2019 | $942.3K ▼ 7.3% | 7 ▼ 12.5% | $124,403 ▲ 12.3% |
| 2020 | $1.1M ▲ 11.5% | 7 ±0% | $158,169 ▲ 27.1% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (311)
Source-specific fields
Kenneth Butler is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department (311). They have served since 1985 (about 35 years). 2020 total compensation came to $163,424.