City of Baltimore / Police Department (386)
Agency file
The Police Department (386) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 147 employees with median total compensation of $68,225; the highest distinct record was $162,979.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 147 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,225) — 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 $107,044 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,953. 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 | $6.3M — | 105 — | $62,859 — |
| 2015 | $6.6M ▲ 4.8% | 101 ▼ 3.8% | $67,416 ▲ 7.2% |
| 2016 | $6.7M ▲ 2.3% | 105 ▲ 4.0% | $64,970 ▼ 3.6% |
| 2017 | $7M ▲ 4.1% | 120 ▲ 14.3% | $61,633 ▼ 5.1% |
| 2018 | $8.1M ▲ 15.1% | 119 ▼ 0.8% | $68,494 ▲ 11.1% |
| 2019 | $9M ▲ 12.1% | 132 ▲ 10.9% | $66,130 ▼ 3.5% |
| 2020 | $10M ▲ 10.0% | 147 ▲ 11.4% | $68,225 ▲ 3.2% |
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Record list
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Crime Laboratory Technician I/Police Department (386)
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At Police Department (386), Ikenna Ikpeama serves as a Crime Laboratory Technician I. Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $19,541.
Crime Laboratory Technician I/Police Department (386)
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Lisa Stevens holds the role of Crime Laboratory Technician I at Police Department (386). Their tenure dates to 2019, about a year. In 2020, their total compensation was $19,516.
Crime Laboratory Assistant/Police Department (386)
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Harrison Coffey is a Crime Laboratory Assistant at Police Department (386). Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $18,902.
Crime Laboratory Technician I/Police Department (386)
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Alan Damiani is a Crime Laboratory Technician I at Police Department (386). They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $17,629.
Crime Laboratory Technician I/Police Department (386)
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Timika Jones works as a Crime Laboratory Technician I for Police Department (386). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. Timika earned $16,492 in 2017.
Forensic Scientist I/Police Department (386)
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Allison Fischer works as a Forensic Scientist I for Police Department (386). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Allison earned $16,320 in 2020.
Crime Laboratory Technician I/Police Department (386)
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Charles Evert is a Crime Laboratory Technician I at Police Department (386). Their tenure dates to 2018, about 2 years. 2020 total compensation came to $15,266.