City of Baltimore / Police Department (415)
Agency file
The Police Department (415) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 88 employees with median total compensation of $103,902; the highest distinct record was $177,775.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 88 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,902) — 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 $137,266 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,918. 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 | $4.8M — | 64 — | $78,098 — |
| 2015 | $5.7M ▲ 18.5% | 64 ±0% | $88,995 ▲ 14.0% |
| 2016 | $5.3M ▼ 6.4% | 57 ▼ 10.9% | $94,201 ▲ 5.8% |
| 2017 | $5.7M ▲ 7.6% | 63 ▲ 10.5% | $91,642 ▼ 2.7% |
| 2018 | $6M ▲ 4.3% | 63 ±0% | $94,501 ▲ 3.1% |
| 2019 | $7.2M ▲ 20.5% | 72 ▲ 14.3% | $100,817 ▲ 6.7% |
| 2020 | $8.8M ▲ 21.5% | 88 ▲ 22.2% | $103,902 ▲ 3.1% |
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Record list
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Office Support Specialist III/Police Department (415)
Source-specific fields
Darlene Berkley works as a Office Support Specialist III for Police Department (415). Their tenure dates to 1982, about 38 years. Darlene earned $55,415 in 2020.
Operations Officer III/Police Department (415)
Source-specific fields
Vanessa Vescio holds the role of Operations Officer III at Police Department (415). Hired in 2019, they have about a year of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $54,530.
Emergency Dispatcher/Police Department (415)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (415), John Mccall serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. Hired in 1989, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $52,500.