City of Baltimore / Police Department (356)
Agency file
The Police Department (356) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 28 employees with median total compensation of $41,995; the highest distinct record was $234,063.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 28 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($41,995) — 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 $173,526 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,458. 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 | $1.1M — | 21 — | $37,450 — |
| 2015 | $1.7M ▲ 51.9% | 23 ▲ 9.5% | $40,305 ▲ 7.6% |
| 2016 | $1.8M ▲ 3.1% | 23 ±0% | $66,439 ▲ 64.8% |
| 2017 | $1.6M ▼ 7.7% | 23 ±0% | $40,071 ▼ 39.7% |
| 2018 | $1.8M ▲ 12.5% | 23 ±0% | $40,068 ±0% |
| 2019 | $2M ▲ 7.6% | 28 ▲ 21.7% | $39,214 ▼ 2.1% |
| 2020 | $2.1M ▲ 9.2% | 28 ±0% | $41,995 ▲ 7.1% |
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Record list
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Office Support Specialist III/Police Department (356)
Source-specific fields
Darlene Berkley works as a Office Support Specialist III for Police Department (356). They have served since 1982 (about 34 years). Darlene earned $66,439 in 2016.