City of Baltimore / Police Department / Emergency Dispatcher
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
115 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $60,290, below the department median of $118,854.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 115 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Public Safety Telecommunicators — about 780 people — is $61,080. Police Department pays a median base salary of $66,420 for this role, 9% above that figure — about the 64th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Public Safety Telecommunicators across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Public Safety Telecommunicators — about 102,500 people — is $53,040. Police Department’s median base salary is 25% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 169 of 176 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department is $64,985, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Emergency Dispatcher is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department, the median of $60,290 ranks #2 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Emergency Dispatcher role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $59,976 ranks #2 of 2. See Emergency Dispatcher across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Emergency Dispatcher roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Beverly Stevenson is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2011 (about 10 years). 2021 total compensation came to $103,093.
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Markita Smith holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 5 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $97,294.
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Ingrid Hill holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2004 (about 17 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $94,209.
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Shanell Coleman works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 4 years. Shanell earned $90,262 in 2021.
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At Police Department, Maisha Redfern serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 29 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $89,831.
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At Police Department, Candace Wilkerson serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. They have served since 1988 (about 33 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $89,717.
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At Police Department, Kellye Rawlings serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 18 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $84,971.
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Crystal Bolden is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Hired in 1998, they have about 23 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $84,229.
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Glenda Dixon works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. They have served since 1991 (about 30 years). Glenda earned $83,622 in 2021.
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Christopher Graham is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2002 (about 19 years). 2021 total compensation came to $83,156.
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Marcella Obot works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 25 years. Marcella earned $82,158 in 2021.
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Tinesia Taylor is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2003 (about 18 years). 2021 total compensation came to $81,443.
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Derrick Evans is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 28 years. 2021 total compensation came to $80,038.
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Tauna Glenn is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2017 (about 4 years). 2021 total compensation came to $79,601.
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At Police Department, Charles Fenner serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. They have served since 2008 (about 13 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $76,837.
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Jenise Brown holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 7 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $76,256.
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Keyana Griffin works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Hired in 2017, they have about 4 years of service. Keyana earned $75,414 in 2021.
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Quantina Jones works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Hired in 1996, they have about 25 years of service. Quantina earned $75,280 in 2021.
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Robin Reed works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 13 years. Robin earned $75,231 in 2021.
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At Police Department, Daryl Dinkins serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. Hired in 2000, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $74,260.
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Tracy Hall holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 24 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $74,225.
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Craig Ewell is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Hired in 1992, they have about 29 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $74,102.
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Chenele Bellamy works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Hired in 1994, they have about 18 years of service. Chenele earned $73,508 in 2012.
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Luise Mccants is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 1982 (about 30 years). 2012 total compensation came to $71,589.
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Lorenzo Hill holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Hired in 2007, they have about 14 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $71,052.
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Jamie Shiflett works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 7 years. Jamie earned $70,915 in 2021.
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Tiffani Parrott holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 23 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $70,698.
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David Gaines holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2003 (about 18 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $69,993.
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Karen Hamilton is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 29 years. 2021 total compensation came to $69,729.
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Sheena Scott is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 6 years. 2021 total compensation came to $69,689.
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At Police Department, Danisha Batchelor serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 5 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $69,642.
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At Police Department, Charlene Gericke serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 21 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $69,141.
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Maisha Sutton holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Hired in 1992, they have about 20 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $67,749.
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Cassandra Licorish is a Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 8 years. 2012 total compensation came to $67,452.
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At Police Department, Myrtha Stennis serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. They have served since 2008 (about 13 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $67,119.
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Mobutu Longshore holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. They have served since 2004 (about 17 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $66,980.
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Loretta Ford works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Hired in 2002, they have about 19 years of service. Loretta earned $65,790 in 2021.
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Edward Lesane works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. They have served since 1985 (about 36 years). Edward earned $65,673 in 2021.
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At Police Department, Adrienne Jordan serves as a Emergency Dispatcher. They have served since 1989 (about 32 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $65,588.
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Casandra Gaskins holds the role of Emergency Dispatcher at Police Department. Hired in 2007, they have about 14 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $64,382.