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City of Baltimore / Police Department / Police Captain

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Police Captain

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

18 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $171,698, above the department median of $118,854.

Employees
18
Total payroll
$3.5M
Role median
$171,698
Agency median
$118,854
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$155,308$331,633+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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.

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This role across City of Baltimore

Police Captain is held in 28 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department, the median of $171,698 ranks #1 of 28.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Captain role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Captain beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $130,464 ranks #12 of 16. See Police Captain across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$477,892 · 11
City of Boston
$380,299 · 8
City of Los Angeles
$345,598 · 80
City of Seattle
$257,858 · 13
City of Worcester
$251,538 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Police Captainroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Gregory M Edleman

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp
$189,021
Base pay
$189,021
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$189,021
Hire date
2014-02-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
166760
Employee ID
268619

Gregory M Edleman is a Police Captain at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. 2025 total compensation came to $189,021.

Gary E Edmondson

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp
$184,815
Base pay
$184,815
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,815
Hire date
2003-07-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A99
Annualsalary
166760
Employee ID
268404

Gary E Edmondson works as a Police Captain for Police Department. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Gary earned $184,815 in 2025.