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Police Department (362)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Department (362) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 17 employees with median total compensation of $52,727; the highest distinct record was $78,090.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$905.7K
Employees
17
Median total
$52,727
Highest record
$78,090

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 17 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,727) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$53,275 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,216
$46,479
$52,727
$63,447
$64,422

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $64,422 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,216. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$922.4K
32
$26,202
2015
$794.8K
13.8%
18
43.8%
$46,851
78.8%
2016
$857.5K
7.9%
17
5.6%
$52,229
11.5%
2017
$815.2K
4.9%
17
±0%
$51,254
1.9%
2018
$860.3K
5.5%
17
±0%
$52,502
2.4%
2019
$923.1K
7.3%
17
±0%
$55,353
5.4%
2020
$905.7K
1.9%
17
±0%
$52,727
4.7%

Record list

Employees

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Tara Clark

Central Records Shift Supervisor/Police Department (362)

2020 total comp
$61,562
Base pay
$61,562
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,562
Hire date
2004-08-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
60525
Employee ID
140520

At Police Department (362), Tara Clark serves as a Central Records Shift Supervisor. They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $61,562.

Michelle Upshur

Fingerprint Technician/Police Department (362)

2020 total comp
$61,324
Base pay
$61,324
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,324
Hire date
1990-04-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
49271
Employee ID
153070

Michelle Upshur holds the role of Fingerprint Technician at Police Department (362). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 30 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $61,324.

Bettie Hearns

Central Records Shift Supervisor/Police Department (362)

2017 total comp
$58,825
Base pay
$58,825
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,825
Hire date
1980-02-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
61279
Employee ID
101891

At Police Department (362), Bettie Hearns serves as a Central Records Shift Supervisor. They have served since 1980 (about 37 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $58,825.