City of Baltimore / Police Department (398)
Agency file
The Police Department (398) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $119,552; the highest distinct record was $186,403.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($119,552) — 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 $149,488 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $114,790. 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 | $2M — | 21 — | $90,833 — |
| 2015 | $2.3M ▲ 14.8% | 21 ±0% | $103,229 ▲ 13.6% |
| 2016 | $3.1M ▲ 36.4% | 28 ▲ 33.3% | $112,398 ▲ 8.9% |
| 2017 | $1.5M ▼ 51.5% | 14 ▼ 50.0% | $106,700 ▼ 5.1% |
| 2018 | $569.8K ▼ 62.1% | 5 ▼ 64.3% | $130,502 ▲ 22.3% |
| 2019 | $740.1K ▲ 29.9% | 7 ▲ 40.0% | $109,193 ▼ 16.3% |
| 2020 | $830.8K ▲ 12.3% | 7 ±0% | $119,552 ▲ 9.5% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police Department (398)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (398), Mark Tallmadge serves as a Police Officer. Hired in 2011, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $55,873.