City of Baltimore / Police Department (329)
Agency file
The Police Department (329) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 11 employees with median total compensation of $124,427; the highest distinct record was $168,959.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 11 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($124,427) — 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 $168,615 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $97,102. 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 | $877.5K — | 11 — | $82,570 — |
| 2015 | $391K ▼ 55.4% | 5 ▼ 54.5% | $89,085 ▲ 7.9% |
| 2016 | $728.4K ▲ 86.3% | 8 ▲ 60.0% | $100,655 ▲ 13.0% |
| 2017 | $705.2K ▼ 3.2% | 8 ±0% | $96,401 ▼ 4.2% |
| 2018 | $629.8K ▼ 10.7% | 7 ▼ 12.5% | $97,020 ▲ 0.6% |
| 2019 | $1.6M ▲ 153.7% | 12 ▲ 71.4% | $128,091 ▲ 32.0% |
| 2020 | $1.4M ▼ 14.4% | 11 ▼ 8.3% | $124,427 ▼ 2.9% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (329)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (329), Lee Brandt serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 2008 (about 11 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $94,386.