City of Baltimore / Police Department (331)
Agency file
The Police Department (331) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $108,307; the highest distinct record was $151,890.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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 ($108,307) — 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 $132,784 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $88,455. 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 | $1.3M — | 15 — | $79,602 — |
| 2015 | $656.1K ▼ 50.2% | 7 ▼ 53.3% | $83,499 ▲ 4.9% |
| 2016 | $729.2K ▲ 11.1% | 7 ±0% | $109,015 ▲ 30.6% |
| 2017 | $721.1K ▼ 1.1% | 7 ±0% | $113,525 ▲ 4.1% |
| 2018 | $338.3K ▼ 53.1% | 4 ▼ 42.9% | $78,651 ▼ 30.7% |
| 2019 | $880.6K ▲ 160.3% | 8 ▲ 100.0% | $110,135 ▲ 40.0% |
| 2020 | $866.8K ▼ 1.6% | 8 ±0% | $108,307 ▼ 1.7% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (331)
Source-specific fields
Jennifer Cox holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (331). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $132,784.