City of Baltimore / Police Department (397)
Agency file
The Police Department (397) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $85,954; the highest distinct record was $162,734.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,954) — 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 $126,867 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,647. 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 | $1.1M — | 14 — | $73,805 — |
| 2015 | $767.2K ▼ 27.1% | 10 ▼ 28.6% | $71,958 ▼ 2.5% |
| 2016 | $848.1K ▲ 10.6% | 11 ▲ 10.0% | $65,744 ▼ 8.6% |
| 2017 | $865.3K ▲ 2.0% | 12 ▲ 9.1% | $58,603 ▼ 10.9% |
| 2018 | $1.1M ▲ 31.4% | 15 ▲ 25.0% | $69,159 ▲ 18.0% |
| 2019 | $1.3M ▲ 13.9% | 21 ▲ 40.0% | $57,954 ▼ 16.2% |
| 2020 | $1.7M ▲ 27.7% | 19 ▼ 9.5% | $85,954 ▲ 48.3% |
Record list
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Computer Operator III/Police Department (397)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (397), Benjamin Ross Iii serves as a Computer Operator III. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 23 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $78,591.
Police Officer/Police Department (397)
Source-specific fields
Samuel Thomas Jr works as a Police Officer for Police Department (397). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Samuel earned $77,438 in 2018.
Agency IT Specialist III/Police Department (397)
Source-specific fields
Samuel Margolis holds the role of Agency IT Specialist III at Police Department (397). Hired in 2015, they have about 5 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $75,911.