City of Baltimore / Police Department (350)
Agency file
The Police Department (350) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 3 employees with median total compensation of $98,884; the highest distinct record was $147,414.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 3 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($98,884) — 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 $147,414 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $96,185. 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 | $778.7K — | 11 — | $70,529 — |
| 2015 | $507.1K ▼ 34.9% | 5 ▼ 54.5% | $105,732 ▲ 49.9% |
| 2016 | $469.4K ▼ 7.4% | 5 ±0% | $85,239 ▼ 19.4% |
| 2017 | $573.9K ▲ 22.3% | 6 ▲ 20.0% | $95,478 ▲ 12.0% |
| 2018 | $463.7K ▼ 19.2% | 5 ▼ 16.7% | $89,184 ▼ 6.6% |
| 2019 | $336.9K ▼ 27.3% | 3 ▼ 40.0% | $96,807 ▲ 8.5% |
| 2020 | $342.5K ▲ 1.7% | 3 ±0% | $98,884 ▲ 2.1% |
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Record list
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Police Command Staff II/Police Department (350)
Source-specific fields
Paul Abell is a Police Command Staff II at Police Department (350). Their tenure dates to 1981, about 32 years. 2013 total compensation came to $102,530.