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City of Baltimore / Police Department (405)

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Police Department (405)

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

The Police Department (405) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $46,307; the highest distinct record was $156,889.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
29
Median total
$46,307
Highest record
$156,889

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 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,307) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$60,256 (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
$18,058
$37,957
$46,307
$67,273
$114,389

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,389 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,058. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

HR Generalist II
6 · $56,796
Police Officer
3 · $108,115
HR Generalist I
3 · $45,587
Police Sergeant Eid
2 · $132,971

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 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.1M
30
$28,725
2015
$1.1M
5.0%
23
23.3%
$34,262
19.3%
2016
$946.1K
13.1%
16
30.4%
$44,239
29.1%
2017
$916.4K
3.1%
18
12.5%
$43,110
2.6%
2018
$1.1M
22.6%
19
5.6%
$47,698
10.6%
2019
$1.2M
10.3%
23
21.1%
$40,753
14.6%
2020
$1.7M
41.0%
29
26.1%
$46,307
13.6%

Record list

Employees

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Sidney Cutchin

Police Sergeant/Police Department (405)

2018 total comp
$99,644
Base pay
$99,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,644
Hire date
1999-09-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
94316
Employee ID
112905

At Police Department (405), Sidney Cutchin serves as a Police Sergeant. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $99,644.

Jerome Forrest

Police Lieutenant/Police Department (405)

2013 total comp
$99,515
Base pay
$99,515
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,515
Hire date
2001-02-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
82305
Employee ID
36345

At Police Department (405), Jerome Forrest serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 12 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $99,515.

Frederick Stewart Iii

Police Command Staff I/Police Department (405)

2013 total comp
$96,323
Base pay
$96,323
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,323
Hire date
1994-08-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
98000
Employee ID
46780

At Police Department (405), Frederick Stewart Iii serves as a Police Command Staff I. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 19 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $96,323.