City of Baltimore / Police Department (391)
Agency file
The Police Department (391) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $103,020; the highest distinct record was $116,214.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,020) — 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 $110,626 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $65,437. 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 | $507.6K — | 7 — | $73,421 — |
| 2015 | $622.1K ▲ 22.5% | 7 ±0% | $94,857 ▲ 29.2% |
| 2016 | $801.5K ▲ 28.8% | 9 ▲ 28.6% | $99,461 ▲ 4.9% |
| 2017 | $597.7K ▼ 25.4% | 7 ▼ 22.2% | $89,805 ▼ 9.7% |
| 2018 | $647.2K ▲ 8.3% | 7 ±0% | $103,100 ▲ 14.8% |
| 2019 | $715.8K ▲ 10.6% | 7 ±0% | $104,288 ▲ 1.2% |
| 2020 | $749.2K ▲ 4.7% | 8 ▲ 14.3% | $103,020 ▼ 1.2% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Department (391)
Source-specific fields
John Kowalczyk holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department (391). Hired in 2002, they have about 11 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $81,601.