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Police Department (425)

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

The Police Department (425) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2019, this agency had 4 employees with median total compensation of $111,518; the highest distinct record was $129,237.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$456.1K
Employees
4
Median total
$111,518
Highest record
$129,237

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 4 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($111,518) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$114,016 (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
$103,792
$108,614
$111,518
$114,422
$129,237

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,237 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $103,792. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
3 · $108,614
Police Major
1 · $129,237

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$4.5M
37
$108,510
2018
$4.9M
8.7%
38
2.7%
$122,531
12.9%
2019
$456.1K
90.6%
4
89.5%
$111,518
9.0%

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Record list

Employees

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Melvin Jones Iv

Police Officer/Police Department (425)

2018 total comp
$126,824
Base pay
$126,824
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$126,824
Hire date
2002-06-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
79919
Employee ID
116526

Melvin Jones Iv holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department (425). They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $126,824.

Lamar Howard

Police Sergeant Eid/Police Department (425)

2018 total comp
$126,202
Base pay
$126,202
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$126,202
Hire date
1996-01-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
98991
Employee ID
115869

Lamar Howard holds the role of Police Sergeant Eid at Police Department (425). They have served since 1996 (about 22 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $126,202.