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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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Clarence Grear

Police Officer (Eid)/Police Department (396)

2020 total comp
$199,892
Base pay
$199,892
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$199,892
Hire date
1996-07-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
93994
Employee ID
143565

Clarence Grear holds the role of Police Officer (Eid) at Police Department (396). Hired in 1996, they have about 24 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $199,892.

John Paradise

Police Lieutenant Eid/Police Department (396)

2020 total comp
$184,458
Base pay
$184,458
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,458
Hire date
1994-03-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
123441
Employee ID
149201

John Paradise works as a Police Lieutenant Eid for Police Department (396). They have served since 1994 (about 26 years). John earned $184,458 in 2020.