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Police Department (420)

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

The Police Department (420) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $35,080; the highest distinct record was $55,697.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$183.5K
Employees
5
Median total
$35,080
Highest record
$55,697

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 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($35,080) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$36,694 (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
$24,995
$30,951
$35,080
$36,746
$55,697

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $55,697 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,995. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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
$167.4K
3
$56,171
2015
$369K
120.4%
6
100.0%
$58,782
4.6%
2016
$241.3K
34.6%
4
33.3%
$61,681
4.9%
2017
$592.7K
145.6%
7
75.0%
$64,187
4.1%
2018
$407.1K
31.3%
4
42.9%
$91,101
41.9%
2019
$113.8K
72.0%
3
25.0%
$38,219
58.0%
2020
$183.5K
61.2%
5
66.7%
$35,080
8.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Douglas Valderas

Police Cadet/Police Department (420)

2015 total comp
$29,998
Base pay
$29,998
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,998
Hire date
2013-09-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
29285
Employee ID
81356

At Police Department (420), Douglas Valderas serves as a Police Cadet. They have served since 2013 (about 2 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $29,998.