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City of Baltimore / Sheriff's Office (004)

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Sheriff's Office (004)

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

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.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
23
Median total
$69,842
Highest record
$87,713

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 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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$66,143 (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
$54,424
$61,005
$69,842
$76,122
$84,699

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).

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
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%

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Record list

Employees

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C Gruzs

Deputy Sheriff Sergeant/Sheriff's Office (004)

2013 total comp
$73,836
Base pay
$73,836
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,836
Hire date
1997-02-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
57433
Employee ID
37601

At Sheriff's Office (004), C Gruzs serves as a Deputy Sheriff Sergeant. They have served since 1997 (about 16 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $73,836.

Lenora Dawson

Executive Assistant/Sheriff's Office (004)

2020 total comp
$73,051
Base pay
$73,051
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,051
Hire date
2008-02-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
72570
Employee ID
141459

Lenora Dawson holds the role of Executive Assistant at Sheriff's Office (004). They have served since 2008 (about 12 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $73,051.

Craig Singleterry Jr.

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office (004)

2019 total comp
$72,600
Base pay
$72,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,600
Hire date
2010-04-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
62710
Employee ID
134903

Craig Singleterry Jr. is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office (004). Hired in 2010, they have about 9 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $72,600.

Craig Singleterry

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff's Office (004)

2020 total comp
$72,178
Base pay
$72,178
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,178
Hire date
2010-04-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A38
Annualsalary
64552
Employee ID
151515

Craig Singleterry is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff's Office (004). Hired in 2010, they have about 10 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $72,178.