City of Baltimore / Police Department (351)
Agency file
The Police Department (351) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 4 employees with median total compensation of $45,016; the highest distinct record was $121,876.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 4 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($45,016) — 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 $121,876 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,409. 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 | $241.3K — | 5 — | $36,157 — |
| 2015 | $602.4K ▲ 149.7% | 7 ▲ 40.0% | $113,168 ▲ 213.0% |
| 2016 | $401.1K ▼ 33.4% | 5 ▼ 28.6% | $49,447 ▼ 56.3% |
| 2017 | $562.6K ▲ 40.3% | 8 ▲ 60.0% | $65,606 ▲ 32.7% |
| 2018 | $519.1K ▼ 7.7% | 7 ▼ 12.5% | $62,924 ▼ 4.1% |
| 2019 | $436.7K ▼ 15.9% | 5 ▼ 28.6% | $79,243 ▲ 25.9% |
| 2020 | $253.3K ▼ 42.0% | 4 ▼ 20.0% | $45,016 ▼ 43.2% |
Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (351)
Source-specific fields
Van Watson Jr works as a Police Officer for Police Department (351). Hired in 1991, they have about 26 years of service. Van earned $106,126 in 2017.