City of Baltimore / Police Department (312)
Agency file
The Police Department (312) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $114,262; the highest distinct record was $212,864.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($114,262) — 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 $152,920 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $95,069. 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 | $1.8M — | 18 — | $97,240 — |
| 2015 | $1.9M ▲ 9.2% | 18 ±0% | $99,828 ▲ 2.7% |
| 2016 | $1.8M ▼ 5.5% | 17 ▼ 5.6% | $101,750 ▲ 1.9% |
| 2017 | $1.6M ▼ 11.5% | 16 ▼ 5.9% | $94,986 ▼ 6.6% |
| 2018 | $1.7M ▲ 4.1% | 14 ▼ 12.5% | $111,521 ▲ 17.4% |
| 2019 | $1.9M ▲ 13.4% | 16 ▲ 14.3% | $112,984 ▲ 1.3% |
| 2020 | $1.9M ▲ 1.0% | 16 ±0% | $114,262 ▲ 1.1% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (312)
Source-specific fields
Thomas Getsinger Jr is a Police Officer at Police Department (312). Hired in 2001, they have about 19 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $117,991.