City of Baltimore / Police Department (352)
Agency file
The Police Department (352) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $93,491; the highest distinct record was $158,277.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($93,491) — 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 $125,399 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,647. 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 | $265K — | 4 — | $69,969 — |
| 2015 | $309.3K ▲ 16.7% | 6 ▲ 50.0% | $61,736 ▼ 11.8% |
| 2016 | $567.6K ▲ 83.5% | 7 ▲ 16.7% | $108,671 ▲ 76.0% |
| 2017 | $478.9K ▼ 15.6% | 6 ▼ 14.3% | $89,131 ▼ 18.0% |
| 2018 | $581.6K ▲ 21.4% | 6 ±0% | $109,759 ▲ 23.1% |
| 2019 | $808.3K ▲ 39.0% | 10 ▲ 66.7% | $95,512 ▼ 13.0% |
| 2020 | $680.2K ▼ 15.9% | 8 ▼ 20.0% | $93,491 ▼ 2.1% |
Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (352)
Source-specific fields
Penny Sprinkle holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (352). They have served since 1989 (about 30 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $108,070.