Agency file

Police Department

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 2,574 employees with median total compensation of $118,854; the highest distinct record was $377,249.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $308.2M
Employees: 2,574
Median total: $118,854
Highest record: $377,249

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$728$243,856+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,574 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,854) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $119,717 (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

$43,984

$82,586

$118,854

$156,508

$191,041

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $191,041 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,984. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer

1,324 · $125,675

Police Sergeant

344 · $163,439

Police Officer Trainee

135 · $25,003

Police Lieutenant

101 · $188,278

Emergency Dispatcher

61 · $83,860

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 8 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2011	$199.6M —	3,428 —	$58,799 —
2012	$229.2M ▲ 14.9%	3,475 ▲ 1.4%	$66,582 ▲ 13.2%
2014	$228M ▼ 0.5%	3,211 ▼ 7.6%	$71,338 ▲ 7.1%
2021	$295.5M ▲ 29.6%	3,202 ▼ 0.3%	$94,241 ▲ 32.1%
2022	$289.9M ▼ 1.9%	3,178 ▼ 0.7%	$93,226 ▼ 1.1%
2023	$299.2M ▲ 3.2%	2,989 ▼ 5.9%	$100,085 ▲ 7.4%
2024	$315.6M ▲ 5.5%	2,871 ▼ 3.9%	$110,286 ▲ 10.2%
2025	$308.2M ▼ 2.3%	2,574 ▼ 10.3%	$118,854 ▲ 7.8%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Police Department (095) City of Baltimore78% match
Police School Rapid Response Team Metro Nashville77% match
Cp18 City of Springfield, MA77% match
Cmpd Patrol Service Group City of Charlotte77% match
Academy in Training City of Buffalo76% match
Cpd-Department of Police City of Cincinnati75% match

Record list

Employees

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Steven Fischer

Police Officer/Police Department

2021 total comp

$71,667

Base pay: $71,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,667
Hire date: 2013-01-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 221.75
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Police Department, Steven Fischer serves as a Police Officer based in Manhattan. Hired in 2013, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $71,667.

Rebecca Jackson

71131 - Crime Laboratory Technician II/Police Department

2022 total comp

$71,665

Base pay: $71,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,665
Hire date: 2014-08-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid: A99
Annualsalary: 66674
Employee ID: 199938

Rebecca Jackson works as a 71131 - Crime Laboratory Technician II for Police Department. They have served since 2014 (about 8 years). Rebecca earned $71,665 in 2022.

William Jackson Jr

Police Officer/Police Department

2014 total comp

$71,660

Base pay: $71,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,660
Hire date: 2003-12-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid: A99
Annualsalary: 62380
Employee ID: 58074

William Jackson Jr works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Hired in 2003, they have about 11 years of service. William earned $71,660 in 2014.

Jeanette M Gorham

Emergency Dispatcher/Police Department

2025 total comp

$71,660

Base pay: $71,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,660
Hire date: 2005-08-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid: A99
Annualsalary: 64063
Employee ID: 269494

Jeanette M Gorham works as a Emergency Dispatcher for Police Department. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. Jeanette earned $71,660 in 2025.

Selvakumar Paul

Chief of Fiscal Services I/Police Department

2014 total comp

$71,653

Base pay: $71,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,653
Hire date: 2007-04-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid: A99
Annualsalary: 71600
Employee ID: 62769

At Police Department, Selvakumar Paul serves as a Chief of Fiscal Services I. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $71,653.

Thomas Moody

Police Officer/Police Department

2014 total comp

$71,652

Base pay: $71,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,652
Hire date: 1992-07-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid: A99
Annualsalary: 69509
Employee ID: 61629

Thomas Moody holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 22 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $71,652.

Kendra Martin

71130 - Crime Laboratory Technician I/Police Department

2024 total comp

$71,651

Base pay: $71,651
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,651
Hire date: 2014-11-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid: A99
Annualsalary: 58881
Employee ID: 256590

Kendra Martin works as a 71130 - Crime Laboratory Technician I for Police Department. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service. Kendra earned $71,651 in 2024.