City of Baltimore / Police Department (321)
Agency file
The Police Department (321) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $134,868; the highest distinct record was $151,492.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($134,868) — 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 $151,492 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $83,779. 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 | $416.7K — | 5 — | $81,601 — |
| 2015 | $715.2K ▲ 71.7% | 7 ▲ 40.0% | $96,744 ▲ 18.6% |
| 2016 | $534.7K ▼ 25.2% | 5 ▼ 28.6% | $106,238 ▲ 9.8% |
| 2017 | $651.3K ▲ 21.8% | 5 ±0% | $133,117 ▲ 25.3% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▲ 143.6% | 10 ▲ 100.0% | $169,751 ▲ 27.5% |
| 2019 | $794.1K ▼ 49.9% | 5 ▼ 50.0% | $151,497 ▼ 10.8% |
| 2020 | $625.7K ▼ 21.2% | 5 ±0% | $134,868 ▼ 11.0% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (321)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (321), Donald Thomas serves as a Police Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $134,910.
Police Officer/Police Department (321)
Source-specific fields
Preston White is a Police Officer at Police Department (321). Hired in 2002, they have about 18 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $134,868.