City of Baltimore / Police Department (399)
Agency file
The Police Department (399) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $92,864; the highest distinct record was $195,749.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($92,864) — 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 $154,412 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,596. 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 6 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $89.2K — | 1 — | $89,170 — |
| 2016 | $750.9K ▲ 742.1% | 8 ▲ 700.0% | $94,382 ▲ 5.8% |
| 2017 | $983.4K ▲ 31.0% | 11 ▲ 37.5% | $90,974 ▼ 3.6% |
| 2018 | $2.1M ▲ 109.3% | 23 ▲ 109.1% | $104,340 ▲ 14.7% |
| 2019 | $3.2M ▲ 54.4% | 35 ▲ 52.2% | $94,558 ▼ 9.4% |
| 2020 | $3.2M ▼ 0.3% | 32 ▼ 8.6% | $92,864 ▼ 1.8% |
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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
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Police Officer/Police Department (399)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (399), Chris Wade serves as a Police Officer. They have served since 1987 (about 31 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $121,303.
Police Major/Police Department (399)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (399), James Rhoden serves as a Police Major. Hired in 1992, they have about 26 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $120,732.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department (399)
Source-specific fields
Robert Brown Jr is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department (399). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. 2020 total compensation came to $120,715.