City of Baltimore / Police Department (408)
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $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
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Police Officer Eid/Police Department (408)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (408), Steven Downing serves as a Police Officer Eid. Hired in 2011, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $6,282.
Police Officer/Police Department (408)
Source-specific fields
Bilal Ahmed holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (408). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 7 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $4,816.