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Police Department (322)

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

The Police Department (322) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 92 employees with median total compensation of $131,919; the highest distinct record was $236,632.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$11.8M
Employees
92
Median total
$131,919
Highest record
$236,632

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 92 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($131,919) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$128,264 (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
$83,914
$109,185
$131,919
$148,062
$173,490

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $173,490 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $83,914. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
51 · $133,645
Police Officer Eid
18 · $117,597
Police Sergeant
10 · $166,628

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
$7.8M
80
$100,548
2015
$8.2M
4.9%
69
13.8%
$121,936
21.3%
2016
$9.8M
19.5%
78
13.0%
$131,650
8.0%
2017
$10.3M
5.7%
86
10.3%
$123,044
6.5%
2018
$10.1M
2.6%
81
5.8%
$129,966
5.6%
2019
$10.7M
6.7%
83
2.5%
$133,313
2.6%
2020
$11.8M
9.9%
92
10.8%
$131,919
1.0%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Seong Koo

Police Officer/Police Department (322)

2020 total comp
$109,675
Base pay
$109,675
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,675
Hire date
2012-09-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
75806
Employee ID
146389

Seong Koo is a Police Officer at Police Department (322). Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $109,675.

John Poist

Police Officer/Police Department (322)

2020 total comp
$109,185
Base pay
$109,185
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,185
Hire date
2008-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
80295
Employee ID
149651

John Poist holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (322). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $109,185.