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

Page 1

William Craddock

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$31,882

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $30,734
Overtime: $1,148
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,882
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 5040
Total Overtime Hours: 52.75
Unique ID: 0x9A9766122F6E37C55367E9A7D4AC57F3DD81854C

William Craddock is a Senior Clerical Specialist at Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $31,882.

Adam Cheney

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp

$31,698

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $1,572
Overtime: $277
Other pay: $29,849
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,698
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $180
Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Dec 20, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5020
Pay Location Code: 5020
Severance Pay: $29,869

Adam Cheney holds the role of Police Captain at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,698.

Christine Saloom

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$31,656

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $31,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,656
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 5010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x2A3F79CA5FFD5E6644FE2EFC5D53263A31B205C2

At Police Department, Christine Saloom serves as a Senior Clerical Specialist within Police-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,656.

Wyatt Hunt

Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs/Police Department

2024 total comp

$31,494

Sub-department: Police-Communications
Base pay: $19,507
Overtime: $8,884
Other pay: $3,103
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,494
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Jul 3, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $24
Job Code: 5115
Pay Location Code: 5050
Severance Pay: $3,079

At Police Department, Wyatt Hunt serves as a Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs within Police-Communications. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,494.

Mary Brooks

Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$31,375

Base pay: $31,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,375
Hire date: 2022-05-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $48,631
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 2.5
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,820

Mary Brooks holds the role of Clerical Specialist at Police Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,375.

Darrion Dunn

Police Cadet/Police Department

2025 total comp

$31,194

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $31,194
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,194
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5000
Pay Location Code: 5040
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x3CB10614DCB4FE7C4E9D1485496BBEB61875326D

Darrion Dunn works as a Police Cadet for Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. Darrion earned $31,194 in 2025.

Karen Lebouef

Senior Fiscal Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$31,154

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $31,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,154
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2032
Pay Location Code: 5010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x8EF8AF707DAAA2B70A0E76E61AAF9537B1FB4D7E

At Police Department, Karen Lebouef serves as a Senior Fiscal Specialist within Police-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,154.

Joy White

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$30,734

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $30,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,734
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 5070
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x9E434FBC18017B851FBE8EDA491F202F583E9D7A

Joy White holds the role of Senior Clerical Specialist at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,734.

Kaila Riley

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$30,734

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $30,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,734
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 5010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x948BF7B01066191382A48244C3EE51FA72789D34

Kaila Riley holds the role of Senior Clerical Specialist at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,734.

Donald Johnson

Police Officer/Police Department

2024 total comp

$30,714

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,714
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,714
Hire date: 2013-07-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 187.58
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,910.28

At Police Department, Donald Johnson serves as a Police Officer based in Queens. Hired in 2013, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2024 pay totaled $30,714.

Louis Day

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2024 total comp

$29,675

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $23,333
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,675
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $923
Employee Refund: $5
Employment End Date: Apr 4, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5070

At Police Department, Louis Day serves as a Police Lieutenant within Police-Criminal Investigation. Their 2024 pay totaled $29,675.

Lesa Jones

Accreditation Analyst/Police Department

2025 total comp

$29,432

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $29,402
Overtime: $31
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,432
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2102
Pay Location Code: 5010
Total Overtime Hours: 1.5
Unique ID: 0x0BF4D82CD0BA5D8C7BD27D47D2257C3CD4577E8E

Lesa Jones holds the role of Accreditation Analyst at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,432.

Brandi Reed

Fiscal Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$28,970

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $28,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,970
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2030
Pay Location Code: 5040
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xFB7E16A331C7818900DCE60229C99FF8640AA4E3

Brandi Reed works as a Fiscal Specialist for Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. Brandi earned $28,970 in 2025.

Dhoneecia Bragg

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$28,709

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $28,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,709
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 5070
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x30E3E58DC5FB76D0BBF5BEDD54E72A9ECC9DFE96

Dhoneecia Bragg holds the role of Senior Clerical Specialist at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,709.

Tylen Wilson

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$27,294

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $18,104
Overtime: $3,148
Other pay: $6,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,294
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $498
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $325
Total Overtime Hours: 98.33

Tylen Wilson is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $27,294.

Sheneakie Clark

Accounting Associate I/Police Department

2025 total comp

$27,187

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $2,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,232
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,187
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Jan 3, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1400
Pay Location Code: 5010
Severance Pay: $24,232
Total Overtime Hours: 0

At Police Department, Sheneakie Clark serves as a Accounting Associate I within Police-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,187.

Erin Palmer

Police Officer/Police Department

2024 total comp

$26,993

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $24,780
Overtime: $365
Other pay: $1,848
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,993
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Jul 19, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Severance Pay: $589
Shift Differential Pay: $879

At Police Department, Erin Palmer serves as a Police Officer within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2024 pay totaled $26,993.