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Police Department (396)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.2M
Employees
37
Median total
$80,103
Highest record
$199,892

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,279 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$31,561
$66,719
$80,103
$112,607
$147,138

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).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Employees

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Sarina Eames-Wardell

Research Analyst II/Police Department (396)

2020 total comp
$38,292
Base pay
$38,292
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,292
Hire date
2019-12-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
70000
Employee ID
142035

Sarina Eames-Wardell works as a Research Analyst II for Police Department (396). They have served since 2019 (about a year). Sarina earned $38,292 in 2020.

Daniel Knopp

Research Analyst II/Police Department (396)

2020 total comp
$35,600
Base pay
$35,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,600
Hire date
2009-06-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
70000
Employee ID
146356

At Police Department (396), Daniel Knopp serves as a Research Analyst II. They have served since 2009 (about 11 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $35,600.

Emily Burke

Research Analyst II/Police Department (396)

2020 total comp
$31,561
Base pay
$31,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,561
Hire date
2020-01-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
70000
Employee ID
139743

Emily Burke works as a Research Analyst II for Police Department (396). They have served since 2020 (under a year). Emily earned $31,561 in 2020.