City of Baltimore / Police Department (335) / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
7 employees hold this title in Police Department (335). Median total compensation for the role is $153,940, above the department median of $133,908.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 3,440 people — is $124,660. Police Department (335) pays a median base salary of $132,897 for this role, 7% above that figure — about the 66th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department (335)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Police Department (335)’s median base salary is 25% above that national figure, about the 75th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (335) is $132,897, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Sergeant is held in 109 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (335), the median of $153,940 ranks #15 of 109.
Median total compensation for the Police Sergeant role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $120,071 ranks #13 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeant roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (335)
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At Police Department (335), Lamacairos Taylor serves as a Police Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 17 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $198,695.
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Sandra Moore works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (335). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 33 years. Sandra earned $176,133 in 2020.
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Anthony Vaeth works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (335). Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Anthony earned $160,226 in 2018.
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Jeffrey Rivera works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (335). Hired in 2000, they have about 19 years of service. Jeffrey earned $153,940 in 2019.
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Jason Giordano is a Police Sergeant at Police Department (335). They have served since 2005 (about 15 years). 2020 total compensation came to $138,496.
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Christopher Schmidt is a Police Sergeant at Police Department (335). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 22 years. 2018 total compensation came to $122,464.
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Keith Kienle is a Police Sergeant at Police Department (335). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 14 years. 2019 total compensation came to $84,566.