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

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Carl Mayo

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$111,708

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $25,261
Other pay: $10,615
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,708
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Shift Differential Pay: $15

Carl Mayo holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,708.

Brian Spitzer

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$110,853

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $32,425
Other pay: $8,540
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,853
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $518
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $822
Total Overtime Hours: 583.5

Brian Spitzer is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $110,853.

Kevin Adcock

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$109,995

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $23,233
Other pay: $10,931
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,995
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $2,426
Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,306
Total Overtime Hours: 388

At Police Department, Kevin Adcock serves as a Police Lieutenant within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,995.

Ira Roberts

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$109,715

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $75,904
Overtime: $23,144
Other pay: $10,667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,715
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employee Reimbursement: $62
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Police Suit Allowance: $400

At Police Department, Ira Roberts serves as a Police Lieutenant within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,715.

Chase Ard

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$109,410

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $28,392
Other pay: $11,129
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,410
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $930
Total Overtime Hours: 490.25

At Police Department, Chase Ard serves as a Police Sergeant within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,410.

Argolda Howard

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$109,069

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $28,763
Other pay: $10,417
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,069
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employee Refund: $179
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $39

Argolda Howard holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,069.

Robert Cook

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$108,612

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $21,721
Other pay: $11,060
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,612
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $2,856
Employee Refund: $189
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800

At Police Department, Robert Cook serves as a Police Lieutenant within Police-Criminal Investigation. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,612.

Timothy Daigre

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$108,197

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $27,944
Other pay: $10,364
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,197
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $39
Special Assignment Pay: $126

At Police Department, Timothy Daigre serves as a Police Sergeant within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,197.

Nicholas Morgan

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$108,169

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $26,511
Other pay: $11,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,169
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,750
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Shift Differential Pay: $20

Nicholas Morgan works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. Nicholas earned $108,169 in 2025.

Jeremy Stanley

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$107,282

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $24,181
Other pay: $7,270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,282
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Refund: $65
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5040
Shift Differential Pay: $5
Total Overtime Hours: 402.5

Jeremy Stanley is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $107,282.

Trey Walker

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$107,172

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $24,121
Other pay: $7,220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,172
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $20
Total Overtime Hours: 402.83
Unique ID: 0x0D467C11C1F788A43266782AAC388B66B0F22551

Trey Walker works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Trey earned $107,172 in 2025.

Charles Blacknell

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$107,156

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $23,305
Other pay: $8,020
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,156
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Shift Differential Pay: $20
Total Overtime Hours: 391

Charles Blacknell is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. 2025 total compensation came to $107,156.

Alessha Kuhn

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$106,690

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $25,326
Other pay: $11,475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,690
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5070
Shift Differential Pay: $1,275
Total Overtime Hours: 434.5

Alessha Kuhn holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,690.