City of Baltimore / Police Department (370)
Agency file
The Police Department (370) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 15 employees with median total compensation of $123,331; the highest distinct record was $145,867.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 15 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,331) — 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 $141,482 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,818. 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 | $942.8K — | 11 — | $94,425 — |
| 2015 | $940.6K ▼ 0.2% | 9 ▼ 18.2% | $123,848 ▲ 31.2% |
| 2016 | $1.3M ▲ 33.0% | 12 ▲ 33.3% | $119,097 ▼ 3.8% |
| 2017 | $1.1M ▼ 8.6% | 13 ▲ 8.3% | $91,429 ▼ 23.2% |
| 2018 | $1.2M ▲ 5.2% | 13 ±0% | $85,267 ▼ 6.7% |
| 2019 | $1.5M ▲ 28.8% | 15 ▲ 15.4% | $105,767 ▲ 24.0% |
| 2020 | $1.6M ▲ 2.7% | 15 ±0% | $123,331 ▲ 16.6% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (370)
Source-specific fields
Dearl Jackson holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (370). Hired in 1986, they have about 34 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $125,395.