City of Baltimore / Police Department (406)
Agency file
The Police Department (406) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $104,678; the highest distinct record was $142,327.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($104,678) — 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 $137,256 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,956. 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 | $781.8K — | 10 — | $78,230 — |
| 2015 | $251.4K ▼ 67.8% | 4 ▼ 60.0% | $60,611 ▼ 22.5% |
| 2016 | $566.6K ▲ 125.4% | 6 ▲ 50.0% | $113,205 ▲ 86.8% |
| 2017 | $422.1K ▼ 25.5% | 5 ▼ 16.7% | $79,024 ▼ 30.2% |
| 2018 | $538.6K ▲ 27.6% | 6 ▲ 20.0% | $88,209 ▲ 11.6% |
| 2019 | $780K ▲ 44.8% | 10 ▲ 66.7% | $89,201 ▲ 1.1% |
| 2020 | $537.7K ▼ 31.1% | 6 ▼ 40.0% | $104,678 ▲ 17.4% |
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Record list
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Police Major/Police Department (406)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (406), Brian Hance serves as a Police Major. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 26 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $129,291.