City of Baltimore / Police Department / Police Captain
Job-title file
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.
What the records show
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.
Compare departments
Police Captain is held in 28 City of Baltimore departments. In Police Department, the median of $171,698 ranks #1 of 28.
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.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
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
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Police Captain/Police Department
Source-specific fields
Melvin Santiago is a Police Captain at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. 2025 total compensation came to $337,203.