City of Baltimore / Police Department (361)
Agency file
The Police Department (361) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $59,757; the highest distinct record was $169,801.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,757) — 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 $71,607 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,662. 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 | $944.7K — | 20 — | $40,832 — |
| 2015 | $863.1K ▼ 8.6% | 17 ▼ 15.0% | $46,211 ▲ 13.2% |
| 2016 | $876.5K ▲ 1.5% | 17 ±0% | $47,888 ▲ 3.6% |
| 2017 | $1M ▲ 14.1% | 19 ▲ 11.8% | $43,637 ▼ 8.9% |
| 2018 | $1.1M ▲ 13.1% | 19 ±0% | $48,211 ▲ 10.5% |
| 2019 | $1.2M ▲ 5.0% | 18 ▼ 5.3% | $55,690 ▲ 15.5% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▼ 2.9% | 18 ±0% | $59,757 ▲ 7.3% |
Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (361)
Source-specific fields
Valerie Johnson holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (361). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 23 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $139,018.