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City of Baltimore / Police Department (337) / Police Lieutenant

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Police Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

2 employees hold this title in Police Department (337). Median total compensation for the role is $137,319, above the department median of $119,949.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$274.6K
Role median
$137,319
Agency median
$119,949
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Police Lieutenant pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectivesabout 3,440 people is $124,660. Police Department (337) pays a median base salary of $119,949 for this role, 4% below that figureabout the 46th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police Department (337) sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,720
$98,370
$124,660
$137,640
$160,590
Police Department (337) median · $119,949

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 (337)’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 Detectivesabout 154,610 people is $106,040. Police Department (337)’s median base salary is 13% above that national figure, about the 63rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$63,350
$81,860
$106,040
$132,620
$165,110
Police Department (337) median · $119,949

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 (337) is $119,949, 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

This role across City of Baltimore

Police Lieutenant is held in 68 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (337), the median of $137,319 ranks #29 of 68.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Lieutenant role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Police Lieutenant beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 22 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $132,732 ranks #13 of 22. See Police Lieutenant across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$423,129 · 48
City of Boston
$312,362 · 71
City of Los Angeles
$274,852 · 228
City of Seattle
$216,840 · 35
City of Worcester
$214,478 · 28

Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenant 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Keith Harrison

Police Lieutenant/Police Department (337)

2018 total comp
$154,690
Base pay
$154,690
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$154,690
Hire date
1992-07-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
113937
Employee ID
115317

At Police Department (337), Keith Harrison serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $154,690.

Latanya Brown

Police Lieutenant/Police Department (337)

2020 total comp
$119,949
Base pay
$119,949
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,949
Hire date
2003-02-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
113916
Employee ID
139500

Latanya Brown holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department (337). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $119,949.