City of Baltimore / Police Department (389)
Agency file
The Police Department (389) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $142,757; the highest distinct record was $195,769.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($142,757) — 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 $195,769 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $71,509. 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 | $344.4K — | 7 — | $59,495 — |
| 2015 | $1.6M ▲ 352.4% | 18 ▲ 157.1% | $90,700 ▲ 52.5% |
| 2016 | $1.1M ▼ 29.1% | 11 ▼ 38.9% | $101,444 ▲ 11.8% |
| 2017 | $1.1M ▼ 0.2% | 10 ▼ 9.1% | $111,553 ▲ 10.0% |
| 2018 | $1.1M ▼ 3.9% | 10 ±0% | $105,771 ▼ 5.2% |
| 2019 | $319.6K ▼ 69.8% | 4 ▼ 60.0% | $91,823 ▼ 13.2% |
| 2020 | $687.1K ▲ 115.0% | 5 ▲ 25.0% | $142,757 ▲ 55.5% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Department (389)
Source-specific fields
Deanna Effland is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department (389). Hired in 1994, they have about 24 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $121,414.
Police Major/Police Department (389)
Source-specific fields
Martin Bartness works as a Police Major for Police Department (389). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 20 years. Martin earned $119,572 in 2017.