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Police Department (408)

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

The Police Department (408) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 110 employees with median total compensation of $88,114; the highest distinct record was $125,863.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$9.1M
Employees
110
Median total
$88,114
Highest record
$125,863

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 110 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,114) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$82,506 (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
$64,291
$77,805
$88,114
$94,508
$104,161

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $104,161 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,291. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
81 · $86,481
Police Officer Eid
11 · $79,805
Police Sergeant
9 · $105,999
Police Sergeant Eid
6 · $100,742

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
$2.2M
33
$64,375
2015
$3M
33.3%
40
21.2%
$73,271
13.8%
2016
$3M
2.8%
39
2.5%
$77,644
6.0%
2017
$4.8M
57.1%
66
69.2%
$73,552
5.3%
2018
$6.2M
30.3%
77
16.7%
$81,355
10.6%
2019
$7.7M
23.3%
89
15.6%
$83,822
3.0%
2020
$9.1M
18.5%
110
23.6%
$88,114
5.1%

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Record list

Employees

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Teresa Rigby

Police Officer/Police Department (408)

2013 total comp
$56,656
Base pay
$56,656
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,656
Hire date
2007-12-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
58244
Employee ID
44839

Teresa Rigby works as a Police Officer for Police Department (408). They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). Teresa earned $56,656 in 2013.

Jeffrey Mellott

Police Officer/Police Department (408)

2013 total comp
$56,278
Base pay
$56,278
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,278
Hire date
2008-02-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
58244
Employee ID
42373

At Police Department (408), Jeffrey Mellott serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $56,278.

Michael Vallair

Police Officer/Police Department (408)

2013 total comp
$54,245
Base pay
$54,245
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,245
Hire date
1998-08-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
63487
Employee ID
47857

At Police Department (408), Michael Vallair serves as a Police Officer. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 15 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $54,245.

Duane Williams

Police Officer/Police Department (408)

2013 total comp
$53,637
Base pay
$53,637
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,637
Hire date
2008-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
55208
Employee ID
48876

Duane Williams holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (408). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $53,637.