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Police Department (347)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.2M
Employees
18
Median total
$114,635
Highest record
$189,810

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$120,512 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$94,325
$96,414
$114,635
$141,929
$151,423

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).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
9 · $100,443
Police Sergeant
3 · $123,017
Police Officer Eid
2 · $114,447
Police Major
1 · $137,381

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Employees

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James Rhoden

Police Sergeant Eid/Police Department (347)

2013 total comp
$147,169
Base pay
$147,169
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$147,169
Hire date
1992-07-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
78746
Employee ID
44699

James Rhoden holds the role of Police Sergeant Eid at Police Department (347). Their tenure dates to 1992, about 21 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $147,169.