City of Baltimore / Sheriff's Office (004)
Agency file
The Sheriff's Office (004) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2020, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $69,842; the highest distinct record was $87,713.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,842) — 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 $84,699 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,424. 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 — | 25 — | $47,997 — |
| 2015 | $1.6M ▲ 21.4% | 28 ▲ 12.0% | $52,098 ▲ 8.5% |
| 2016 | $1.7M ▲ 6.9% | 27 ▼ 3.6% | $58,222 ▲ 11.8% |
| 2017 | $1.7M ▼ 0.6% | 27 ±0% | $57,701 ▼ 0.9% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▼ 4.1% | 25 ▼ 7.4% | $61,246 ▲ 6.1% |
| 2019 | $1.4M ▼ 8.8% | 22 ▼ 12.0% | $66,343 ▲ 8.3% |
| 2020 | $1.5M ▲ 5.1% | 23 ▲ 4.5% | $69,842 ▲ 5.3% |
Compare
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.
Record list
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Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office (004)
Source-specific fields
Louis Barber works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff's Office (004). Hired in 2009, they have about 11 years of service. Louis earned $66,085 in 2020.