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Police Department (422)

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

The Police Department (422) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2020, this agency had 50 employees with median total compensation of $113,098; the highest distinct record was $165,697.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$5.4M
Employees
50
Median total
$113,098
Highest record
$165,697

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 50 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($113,098) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$107,631 (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
$70,748
$93,452
$113,098
$125,404
$137,526

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,526 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,748. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
26 · $102,831
Police Sergeant
5 · $116,042
Police Officer Eid
5 · $115,685
Police Sergeant Eid
3 · $110,572

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
$3.1M
39
$75,532
2015
$4.1M
35.6%
47
20.5%
$88,449
17.1%
2016
$5.9M
43.0%
59
25.5%
$98,108
10.9%
2017
$5.2M
12.6%
50
15.3%
$103,515
5.5%
2018
$3.9M
24.6%
38
24.0%
$104,290
0.7%
2019
$4.7M
21.4%
45
18.4%
$101,174
3.0%
2020
$5.4M
13.7%
50
11.1%
$113,098
11.8%

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Record list

Employees

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Daniel Popp Iii

Police Lieutenant Eid/Police Department (422)

2020 total comp
$148,513
Base pay
$148,513
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$148,513
Hire date
1996-08-21

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
121407
Employee ID
149691

Daniel Popp Iii holds the role of Police Lieutenant Eid at Police Department (422). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 24 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $148,513.

Jerome Forrest

Police Lieutenant/Police Department (422)

2020 total comp
$144,110
Base pay
$144,110
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,110
Hire date
2001-02-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
115881
Employee ID
142718

Jerome Forrest holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department (422). They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $144,110.