City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Police Department

Agency file

Police Department

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 856 employees with median total compensation of $62,518; the highest distinct record was $179,832.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $50.7M
Employees: 856
Median total: $62,518
Highest record: $179,832

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$127,809+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 856 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,518) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $44,157 (75%)
Overtime — $7,959 (13%)
Other — $7,080 (12%)
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

$5,198

$35,760

$62,518

$83,760

$98,719

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $98,719 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,198. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer

383 · $63,241

Police Sergeant

118 · $89,474

School Crossing Guard

93 · $5,053

Police Lieutenant

59 · $99,537

Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs

42 · $43,231

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$53.4M —	874 —	$61,092 —
2025	$50.7M ▼ 5.0%	856 ▼ 2.1%	$62,518 ▲ 2.3%

Compare

Similar departments

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Police Warrants Key Metro Nashville88% match
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Police Department City of Milwaukee87% match
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Record list

Employees

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Caurtnai Hill

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,712

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $555
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,712
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $433
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $122
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Caurtnai Hill holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,712.

Imelda Goins

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,670

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,670

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x7BE9196D882A55387B2118E0A776DE69E3236F93

At Police Department, Imelda Goins serves as a School Crossing Guard within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,670.

Constance Ross

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,655

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,655
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xD5326D33B4B56D445EE98671C85EBD79959BF6A7

Constance Ross works as a School Crossing Guard for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Constance earned $5,655 in 2025.

Morris Davis

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,648

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,648

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xA076D83DBD2F7DF048EB6809A26463A1189350E5

Morris Davis holds the role of School Crossing Guard at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,648.

Lennis Vallery

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,633

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,633

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x13008B9C2C25CBF9E8E570ADB49317ED6E3597BB

Lennis Vallery works as a School Crossing Guard for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Lennis earned $5,633 in 2025.

James Novak

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,622

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $4,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,622
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $115
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xDBC0F004854457F59FB16AB863A3A1722CEF553F

James Novak holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,622.

Charlene Williams

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,604

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,604
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x6822CC28F97F30D8B3B85B3CF3A20719CBD597EC

Charlene Williams is a School Crossing Guard at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $5,604.

Nathan Adi

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2024 total comp

$5,569

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $5,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $124
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,569
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Feb 22, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 5040
Severance Pay: $124
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Nathan Adi is a Senior Clerical Specialist at Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. 2024 total compensation came to $5,569.

Edna Scott

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,503

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,503
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xFC57AAA2D4A1B00C94AE7FE81F3EBEFE558CD515

Edna Scott works as a School Crossing Guard for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Edna earned $5,503 in 2025.

Lloyd Woods

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,503

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,503
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x5D17FD19490538517917E53DAA91D76CA198A330

At Police Department, Lloyd Woods serves as a School Crossing Guard within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,503.

Checketia Gaines

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,503

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,503
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x65BB9DBBFEF6541C9901AAA9BE0049F4B262A085

Checketia Gaines is a School Crossing Guard at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $5,503.

Leonard Gaines

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,459

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,459

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x6CEE8FFC80B3835F00BF94743600E23A21A1DD16

At Police Department, Leonard Gaines serves as a School Crossing Guard within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,459.

Brenda Hutchinson

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,452

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,452
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xC1AF44FDD5FAD14EBA26292E64A9C65D6DC25613

Brenda Hutchinson is a School Crossing Guard at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $5,452.

Delores Putman

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,438

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,438
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xECBC54904EB7FE332C5764CBEFEEE200527FF160

Delores Putman is a School Crossing Guard at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $5,438.

Roosevelt Jarrell

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,430

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,430

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x59F350234788B18767DA2F2B6BFFAF6D84C97700

At Police Department, Roosevelt Jarrell serves as a School Crossing Guard within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,430.

Elizabeth Searcy

School Crossing Guard/Police Department

2025 total comp

$5,430

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $5,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,430
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6525
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x0DFA2BEE468CCC689C70E9F621DCA149E06F51AB

Elizabeth Searcy holds the role of School Crossing Guard at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,430.

Sharon Lewis

Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs/Police Department

2024 total comp

$5,423

Sub-department: Police-Communications
Base pay: $4,267
Overtime: $726
Other pay: $430
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,423
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $346
Employment End Date: Apr 27, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5115
Pay Location Code: 5050
Shift Differential Pay: $84

Sharon Lewis is a Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs at Police Department within Police-Communications. 2024 total compensation came to $5,423.