City of Baltimore / Police Department (396)
Agency file
The Police Department (396) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 37 employees with median total compensation of $80,103; the highest distinct record was $199,892.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 37 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,103) — 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 $147,138 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,561. 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 | $1.5M — | 18 — | $74,006 — |
| 2015 | $2.3M ▲ 55.5% | 30 ▲ 66.7% | $91,473 ▲ 23.6% |
| 2016 | $2.6M ▲ 10.2% | 30 ±0% | $74,543 ▼ 18.5% |
| 2017 | $2.6M ▲ 1.6% | 30 ±0% | $79,943 ▲ 7.2% |
| 2018 | $2.6M ▼ 1.0% | 30 ±0% | $74,852 ▼ 6.4% |
| 2019 | $2.6M ▼ 0.4% | 28 ▼ 6.7% | $89,607 ▲ 19.7% |
| 2020 | $3.2M ▲ 23.5% | 37 ▲ 32.1% | $80,103 ▼ 10.6% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (396)
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Rodney Howard Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (396). Hired in 2003, they have about 17 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $137,817.
Police Officer/Police Department (396)
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Jesse Schmidt works as a Police Officer for Police Department (396). Hired in 1990, they have about 25 years of service. Jesse earned $137,635 in 2015.
Police Lieutenant Eid/Police Department (396)
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Jason Yerg holds the role of Police Lieutenant Eid at Police Department (396). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $135,467.