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% |
Compare
Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
Page 1
Police Lieutenant Eid/Police Department (398)
Source-specific fields
William Simmons holds the role of Police Lieutenant Eid at Police Department (398). Hired in 1997, they have about 23 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $186,403.
Police Sergeant Eid/Police Department (398)
Source-specific fields
Charles Schmidt is a Police Sergeant Eid at Police Department (398). They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). 2018 total compensation came to $185,237.