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City of Baltimore / Police Department (313)

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Police Department (313)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department (313) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $83,221; the highest distinct record was $168,308.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$654K
Employees
8
Median total
$83,221
Highest record
$168,308

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

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 ($83,221) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$81,755 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$35,881
$38,904
$83,221
$106,755
$113,251

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,251 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,881. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
4 · $95,948
Hostler
3 · $35,881
Police Sergeant
1 · $168,308

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$882.2K
12
$77,428
2015
$596.1K
32.4%
8
33.3%
$81,310
5.0%
2016
$607.5K
1.9%
8
±0%
$82,251
1.2%
2017
$619K
1.9%
8
±0%
$83,315
1.3%
2018
$701K
13.2%
8
±0%
$85,057
2.1%
2019
$615.8K
12.2%
7
12.5%
$81,752
3.9%
2020
$654K
6.2%
8
14.3%
$83,221
1.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

William Phelps

Police Officer/Police Department (313)

2013 total comp
$98,807
Base pay
$98,807
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,807
Hire date
1991-01-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
68146
Employee ID
44015

At Police Department (313), William Phelps serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1991 (about 22 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $98,807.