City of Baltimore / Police Department (333)
Agency file
The Police Department (333) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $55,735; the highest distinct record was $144,940.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($55,735) — 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 $121,821 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,434. 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 | $1.5M — | 19 — | $74,634 — |
| 2015 | $1.3M ▼ 13.1% | 16 ▼ 15.8% | $91,653 ▲ 22.8% |
| 2016 | $1.6M ▲ 25.8% | 18 ▲ 12.5% | $88,670 ▼ 3.3% |
| 2017 | $1.1M ▼ 35.1% | 13 ▼ 27.8% | $84,143 ▼ 5.1% |
| 2018 | $1.1M ▲ 2.7% | 12 ▼ 7.7% | $98,100 ▲ 16.6% |
| 2019 | $809.9K ▼ 25.5% | 8 ▼ 33.3% | $108,196 ▲ 10.3% |
| 2020 | $531.7K ▼ 34.3% | 7 ▼ 12.5% | $55,735 ▼ 48.5% |
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Record list
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Office Support Specialist III/Police Department (333)
Source-specific fields
Denise Mcelroy is a Office Support Specialist III at Police Department (333). Hired in 1982, they have about 38 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $40,434.