City of Baltimore / Police Department (334)
Agency file
The Police Department (334) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $121,603; the highest distinct record was $158,004.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($121,603) — 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 $140,289 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $106,348. 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 | $2.4M — | 26 — | $93,366 — |
| 2015 | $2.9M ▲ 22.7% | 26 ±0% | $116,106 ▲ 24.4% |
| 2016 | $3M ▲ 3.5% | 26 ±0% | $118,191 ▲ 1.8% |
| 2017 | $2.8M ▼ 9.0% | 23 ▼ 11.5% | $121,340 ▲ 2.7% |
| 2018 | $3.1M ▲ 11.0% | 25 ▲ 8.7% | $119,608 ▼ 1.4% |
| 2019 | $2.5M ▼ 19.7% | 21 ▼ 16.0% | $114,332 ▼ 4.4% |
| 2020 | $2.4M ▼ 0.6% | 20 ▼ 4.8% | $121,603 ▲ 6.4% |
Compare
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (334)
Source-specific fields
James Bradley holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (334). They have served since 1999 (about 21 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $134,136.