City of Baltimore / Police Department (420)
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $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
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Contract Service Specialist I/Police Department (420)
Source-specific fields
Linda Ballinger is a Contract Service Specialist I at Police Department (420). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 7 years. 2020 total compensation came to $30,951.