City of Baltimore / Police Department (390)
Agency file
The Police Department (390) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $120,417; the highest distinct record was $275,000.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($120,417) — 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 $188,210 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,272. 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 | $633.7K — | 7 — | $77,423 — |
| 2015 | $792.3K ▲ 25.0% | 8 ▲ 14.3% | $81,269 ▲ 5.0% |
| 2016 | $870.7K ▲ 9.9% | 8 ±0% | $98,722 ▲ 21.5% |
| 2017 | $814.2K ▼ 6.5% | 8 ±0% | $90,853 ▼ 8.0% |
| 2018 | $1.5M ▲ 78.3% | 15 ▲ 87.5% | $101,353 ▲ 11.6% |
| 2019 | $1.1M ▼ 25.0% | 13 ▼ 13.3% | $94,248 ▼ 7.0% |
| 2020 | $1.5M ▲ 41.2% | 12 ▼ 7.7% | $120,417 ▲ 27.8% |
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Record list
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Police Commissioner/Police Department (390)
Source-specific fields
Darryl De Sousa holds the role of Police Commissioner at Police Department (390). Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $177,218.
Operations Director II/Police Department (390)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (390), Eric Melancon serves as a Operations Director II. Hired in 2019, they have about a year of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $169,128.