City of Baltimore / Sheriff's Office (005) / Deputy Sheriff (Special)
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
7 employees hold this title in Sheriff's Office (005). Median total compensation for the role is $45,152, below the department median of $54,901.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 4,600 people — is $76,530. Sheriff's Office (005) pays a median base salary of $45,152 for this role, 41% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Sheriff's Office (005)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Sheriff's Office (005)’s median base salary is 41% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Sheriff's Office (005) is $45,152, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Deputy Sheriff (Special) is held in 2 City of Baltimore departments. In Sheriff's Office (005), the median of $45,152 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Deputy Sheriff (Special) role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $66,839 ranks #6 of 10. See Deputy Sheriff across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Sheriff roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Deputy Sheriff (Special)/Sheriff's Office (005)
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Connie Ringley holds the role of Deputy Sheriff (Special) at Sheriff's Office (005). Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $64,402.
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Chalonda Rogers-Salmond works as a Deputy Sheriff (Special) for Sheriff's Office (005). Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. Chalonda earned $51,166 in 2016.
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William Brooks works as a Deputy Sheriff (Special) for Sheriff's Office (005). Hired in 2010, they have about 3 years of service. William earned $47,985 in 2013.
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Andrew Durham works as a Deputy Sheriff (Special) for Sheriff's Office (005). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 3 years. Andrew earned $45,152 in 2013.
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Derek Schmitz is a Deputy Sheriff (Special) at Sheriff's Office (005). They have served since 2011 (about 2 years). 2013 total compensation came to $44,535.
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At Sheriff's Office (005), Craig Tate serves as a Deputy Sheriff (Special). They have served since 2016 (about a year). Their 2017 pay totaled $42,122.
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Paul Porter holds the role of Deputy Sheriff (Special) at Sheriff's Office (005). Hired in 2014, they have about a year of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $37,366.