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Police Department (399)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.2M
Employees
32
Median total
$92,864
Highest record
$195,749

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 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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$98,984 (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
$51,596
$77,236
$92,864
$120,715
$154,412

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).

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 6 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Record list

Employees

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Daniel Murphy

Deputy Police Commissioner/Police Department (399)

2020 total comp
$195,749
Base pay
$195,749
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$195,749
Hire date
2019-04-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
195000
Employee ID
148607

Daniel Murphy is a Deputy Police Commissioner at Police Department (399). Hired in 2019, they have about a year of service. 2020 total compensation came to $195,749.

Frederick Steigerwald Jr

Police Sergeant Eid/Police Department (399)

2019 total comp
$189,570
Base pay
$189,570
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$189,570
Hire date
2009-11-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
92687
Employee ID
135331

At Police Department (399), Frederick Steigerwald Jr serves as a Police Sergeant Eid. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 10 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $189,570.

Frederick Steigerwald

Police Sergeant Eid/Police Department (399)

2020 total comp
$182,721
Base pay
$182,721
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,721
Hire date
2009-11-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
93567
Employee ID
152059

Frederick Steigerwald works as a Police Sergeant Eid for Police Department (399). Hired in 2009, they have about 11 years of service. Frederick earned $182,721 in 2020.