City of Baltimore / Police Department (386) / Forensic Scientist IV
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
7 employees hold this title in Police Department (386). Median total compensation for the role is $84,382, above the department median of $68,225.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Forensic Science Technicians — about 300 people — is $81,780. Police Department (386) pays a median base salary of $76,062 for this role, 7% below that figure — about the 42nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Forensic Science Technicians across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department (386)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Forensic Science Technicians — about 19,120 people — is $72,060. Police Department (386)’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 74 of 78 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department (386) is $74,178, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Forensic Scientist IV is held in 2 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department (386), the median of $84,382 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Forensic Scientist IV role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $80,420 ranks #3 of 13. See Forensic Scientist across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Forensic Scientist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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At Police Department (386), Jennifer Ingbretson serves as a Forensic Scientist IV. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $114,847.
Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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Pamela Shaw is a Forensic Scientist IV at Police Department (386). They have served since 1978 (about 42 years). 2020 total compensation came to $90,419.
Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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Richard Remy works as a Forensic Scientist IV for Police Department (386). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Richard earned $90,116 in 2020.
Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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Lindsay Armstrong holds the role of Forensic Scientist IV at Police Department (386). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $84,382.
Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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Meghan Melnyk holds the role of Forensic Scientist IV at Police Department (386). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $73,252.
Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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Dianna Vodarick holds the role of Forensic Scientist IV at Police Department (386). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $72,588.
Forensic Scientist IV/Police Department (386)
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Laura Tierney is a Forensic Scientist IV at Police Department (386). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $31,441.