City of Baltimore / Police Department (422)
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $137,526 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,748. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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 | $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
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Contract Services Specialist I/Police Department (422)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (422), Linda Ballinger serves as a Contract Services Specialist I. Hired in 2013, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $23,303.
Contract Services Specialist I/Police Department (422)
Source-specific fields
At Police Department (422), Kathy Kline serves as a Contract Services Specialist I. Hired in 1985, they have about 32 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $21,850.