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City of Baltimore / Sheriff's Office (002)

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Sheriff's Office (002)

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

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.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.2M
Employees
30
Median total
$45,191
Highest record
$81,539

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$41,214 (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
$18,415
$27,219
$45,191
$55,709
$57,853

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).

Largest job titles

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 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Cooper

Officer Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)

2013 total comp
$103,795
Base pay
$103,795
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,795
Hire date
1986-04-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
40975
Employee ID
34273

Christopher Cooper is a Officer Court Security at Sheriff's Office (002). Hired in 1986, they have about 27 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $103,795.

Barry Lester Sr

Officer Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)

2019 total comp
$84,414
Base pay
$84,414
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,414
Hire date
1991-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
49719
Employee ID
131028

Barry Lester Sr works as a Officer Court Security for Sheriff's Office (002). Hired in 1991, they have about 28 years of service. Barry earned $84,414 in 2019.

Vincent Stevenson

Lieutenant Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)

2020 total comp
$81,539
Base pay
$81,539
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,539
Hire date
1986-09-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
53319
Employee ID
152109

Vincent Stevenson is a Lieutenant Court Security at Sheriff's Office (002). Hired in 1986, they have about 34 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $81,539.

Earline Ward

Chief Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)

2018 total comp
$79,720
Base pay
$79,720
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,720
Hire date
2010-04-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
72964
Employee ID
122623

Earline Ward is a Chief Court Security at Sheriff's Office (002). They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). 2018 total compensation came to $79,720.

Earl Mcqueen

Officer Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)

2019 total comp
$75,825
Base pay
$75,825
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,825
Hire date
2018-05-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
48919
Employee ID
132004

Earl Mcqueen is a Officer Court Security at Sheriff's Office (002). Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. 2019 total compensation came to $75,825.

Peter Mongelli Iii

Officer Court Security/Sheriff's Office (002)

2020 total comp
$65,523
Base pay
$65,523
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,523
Hire date
1993-11-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
51211
Employee ID
148271

Peter Mongelli Iii works as a Officer Court Security for Sheriff's Office (002). Their tenure dates to 1993, about 27 years. Peter earned $65,523 in 2020.

Christian Smith

Lieutenant (Court Security)/Sheriff's Office (002)

2018 total comp
$65,258
Base pay
$65,258
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,258
Hire date
1997-08-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
51766
Employee ID
121227

Christian Smith holds the role of Lieutenant (Court Security) at Sheriff's Office (002). Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $65,258.