City of Baltimore / Sheriff's Office (002)
Agency file
The Sheriff's Office (002) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 30 employees with median total compensation of $45,191; the highest distinct record was $81,539.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 30 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($45,191) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $57,853 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,415. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $1.3M — | 34 — | $41,512 — |
| 2015 | $1.2M ▼ 9.8% | 27 ▼ 20.6% | $45,005 ▲ 8.4% |
| 2016 | $1.5M ▲ 22.7% | 35 ▲ 29.6% | $44,320 ▼ 1.5% |
| 2017 | $1.2M ▼ 16.1% | 29 ▼ 17.1% | $46,894 ▲ 5.8% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▲ 32.5% | 34 ▲ 17.2% | $51,056 ▲ 8.9% |
| 2019 | $1.3M ▼ 18.6% | 29 ▼ 14.7% | $51,381 ▲ 0.6% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▼ 7.2% | 30 ▲ 3.4% | $45,191 ▼ 12.0% |
Record list
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Officer Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)
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Michael Matthews holds the role of Officer Court Security at Sheriff's Office (002). Their tenure dates to 2019, about a year. In 2020, their total compensation was $27,219.
Process Server, Sheriff/Sheriff's Office (002)
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Tara Purnell is a Process Server, Sheriff at Sheriff's Office (002). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). 2020 total compensation came to $27,104.