City of Baltimore / Sheriff's Office
Agency file
The Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2025, this agency had 168 employees with median total compensation of $87,056; the highest distinct record was $230,240.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 168 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,056) — 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 $147,731 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,553. 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 8 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $7.3M — | 175 — | $42,777 — |
| 2012 | $8.6M ▲ 16.9% | 182 ▲ 4.0% | $46,692 ▲ 9.2% |
| 2014 | $10.2M ▲ 19.1% | 206 ▲ 13.2% | $49,484 ▲ 6.0% |
| 2021 | $13.3M ▲ 30.7% | 194 ▼ 5.8% | $68,675 ▲ 38.8% |
| 2022 | $12.8M ▼ 4.0% | 200 ▲ 3.1% | $64,359 ▼ 6.3% |
| 2023 | $15M ▲ 16.9% | 212 ▲ 6.0% | $71,764 ▲ 11.5% |
| 2024 | $19.7M ▲ 32.0% | 198 ▼ 6.6% | $106,368 ▲ 48.2% |
| 2025 | $15.6M ▼ 21.1% | 168 ▼ 15.2% | $87,056 ▼ 18.2% |
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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
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Clarence W Pulley works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Clarence earned $170,429 in 2025.
01409 - Deputy Sheriff Captain/Sheriff's Office
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Monica Smith works as a 01409 - Deputy Sheriff Captain for Sheriff's Office. They have served since 1997 (about 27 years). Monica earned $169,929 in 2024.
Chief Court Security/Sheriff's Office
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At Sheriff's Office, Spencer L Giles serves as a Chief Court Security. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,059.
01410 - Sheriff/Sheriff's Office
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Samuel Cogen is a 01410 - Sheriff at Sheriff's Office. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service. 2024 total compensation came to $168,483.