City of Baltimore / Police Department (348)
Agency file
The Police Department (348) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $104,547; the highest distinct record was $164,852.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($104,547) — 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 $147,561 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $84,051. 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 | $912.1K — | 9 — | $90,810 — |
| 2015 | $1.1M ▲ 25.9% | 10 ▲ 11.1% | $105,723 ▲ 16.4% |
| 2016 | $1.3M ▲ 13.5% | 11 ▲ 10.0% | $113,457 ▲ 7.3% |
| 2017 | $1M ▼ 22.7% | 9 ▼ 18.2% | $102,840 ▼ 9.4% |
| 2018 | $995K ▼ 1.3% | 8 ▼ 11.1% | $118,240 ▲ 15.0% |
| 2019 | $2.3M ▲ 131.5% | 21 ▲ 162.5% | $108,968 ▼ 7.8% |
| 2020 | $2.9M ▲ 27.0% | 27 ▲ 28.6% | $104,547 ▼ 4.1% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (348)
Source-specific fields
Michael Dressel is a Police Officer at Police Department (348). They have served since 1991 (about 26 years). 2017 total compensation came to $151,215.