City of Baltimore / Police Department (347)
Agency file
The Police Department (347) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $114,635; the highest distinct record was $189,810.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($114,635) — 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 $151,423 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $94,325. 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 | $2.5M — | 31 — | $77,850 — |
| 2015 | $2.8M ▲ 12.3% | 28 ▼ 9.7% | $100,034 ▲ 28.5% |
| 2016 | $2.7M ▼ 5.4% | 24 ▼ 14.3% | $101,938 ▲ 1.9% |
| 2017 | $2.8M ▲ 4.6% | 26 ▲ 8.3% | $103,425 ▲ 1.5% |
| 2018 | $2.4M ▼ 14.8% | 21 ▼ 19.2% | $106,125 ▲ 2.6% |
| 2019 | $2.1M ▼ 12.3% | 18 ▼ 14.3% | $111,218 ▲ 4.8% |
| 2020 | $2.2M ▲ 3.6% | 18 ±0% | $114,635 ▲ 3.1% |
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Record list
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Police Major/Police Department (347)
Source-specific fields
Samuel Hood Iii works as a Police Major for Police Department (347). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 25 years. Samuel earned $137,381 in 2020.
Police Sergeant/Police Department (347)
Source-specific fields
Timothy Johnson works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department (347). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 10 years. Timothy earned $136,280 in 2019.