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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Police Department City of Milwaukee87% match
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Record list

Employees

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Lori Nero

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,461

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $50,253
Overtime: $4,487
Other pay: $10,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,461
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $480
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Special Assignment Pay: $40

Lori Nero holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,461.

James Thomas

Police Officer/Police Department

2024 total comp

$65,451

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $48,951
Overtime: $9,528
Other pay: $6,972
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,451
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Nov 15, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Severance Pay: $2,409
Shift Differential Pay: $1,564

At Police Department, James Thomas serves as a Police Officer within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2024 pay totaled $65,451.

Kesha Palmer

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,438

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $47,368
Overtime: $7,120
Other pay: $10,950
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,438
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,750
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5040
Total Overtime Hours: 165.5
Unique ID: 0xD3BE721E4547DB6AEF7AC5F5479F3596AE8A28DB

At Police Department, Kesha Palmer serves as a Police Officer within Police-Operational Service Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,438.

Robert Langston

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,398

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $51,761
Overtime: $5,224
Other pay: $8,413
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,398
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $370
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $843
Total Overtime Hours: 123

Robert Langston holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,398.

Cameron Batiste

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,257

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $43,350
Overtime: $7,432
Other pay: $14,475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,257
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Refund: $204
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $2,071
Total Overtime Hours: 203.17

Cameron Batiste is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $65,257.

Kevin Elzey

Police Supply Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,045

Sub-department: Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay: $64,395
Overtime: $650
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,045
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5210
Pay Location Code: 5040
Total Overtime Hours: 14
Unique ID: 0x4B14FDAE270977C65AC7CC87581A3F83AC7CB27B

Kevin Elzey is a Police Supply Officer at Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $65,045.

Darnell Brown

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,032

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $44,649
Overtime: $12,357
Other pay: $8,026
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,032
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Reimbursement: $300
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $526
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 324.67

Darnell Brown is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $65,032.

Samuel Stafford

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$65,016

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $53,313
Overtime: $703
Other pay: $11,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,016
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Total Overtime Hours: 14

At Police Department, Samuel Stafford serves as a Police Officer within Police-Criminal Investigation. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,016.

Mark Carrie

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,915

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $51,761
Overtime: $4,813
Other pay: $8,341
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,915
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,141
Total Overtime Hours: 112
Unique ID: 0xE10DECE4047471685A87FBD7663235C920AF266F

At Police Department, Mark Carrie serves as a Police Officer within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,915.

Maria Guevara

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,907

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $48,555
Overtime: $8,371
Other pay: $7,980
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,907
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Total Overtime Hours: 207.5
Unique ID: 0x2C804A2DD3928809D59C4D2729A886B46D5AB69D

At Police Department, Maria Guevara serves as a Police Officer within Police-Criminal Investigation. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,907.

Orlando Woodard

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,859

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $50,253
Overtime: $3,726
Other pay: $10,880
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,859
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Shift Differential Pay: $280

Orlando Woodard holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,859.

Scott Garcia

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,821

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $56,561
Overtime: $245
Other pay: $8,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,821
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Shift Differential Pay: $15
Total Overtime Hours: 4

Scott Garcia holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,821.

David Johnson

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,774

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $56,561
Overtime: $184
Other pay: $8,029
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,774
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Reimbursement: $112
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $717
Total Overtime Hours: 4

David Johnson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,774.

Robert Crow

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,641

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $51,761
Overtime: $2,640
Other pay: $10,240
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,641
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $40
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Total Overtime Hours: 63

At Police Department, Robert Crow serves as a Police Officer within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,641.

Joseph Stewart

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,562

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $53,313
Overtime: $2,712
Other pay: $8,537
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,562
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,337
Total Overtime Hours: 61
Unique ID: 0x7EE761A76A2425D523F7EE38A9932618E3B66DBC

Joseph Stewart holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,562.

Sirtelli Dorsey

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,555

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $51,761
Overtime: $1,789
Other pay: $11,004
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,555
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $805
Total Overtime Hours: 40

At Police Department, Sirtelli Dorsey serves as a Police Officer within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,555.

Tiffany Smith

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,541

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $48,790
Overtime: $4,730
Other pay: $11,020
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,541
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Shift Differential Pay: $20

Tiffany Smith holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,541.

Charlie Castleberry

Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,488

Sub-department: Police-Communications
Base pay: $53,054
Overtime: $8,880
Other pay: $2,553
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,488
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $752
Job Code: 5115
Pay Location Code: 5050
Shift Differential Pay: $1,801
Total Overtime Hours: 232

At Police Department, Charlie Castleberry serves as a Police Community Officer I-42 Hrs within Police-Communications. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,488.

Tabatha Brown

Assistant Police Business Manager/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,461

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $63,042
Overtime: $1,420
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,461
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1486
Pay Location Code: 5010
Total Overtime Hours: 31.5
Unique ID: 0x6DB23D1EDC3C63A96F39746B8B57A9B8DFD3CEB2

Tabatha Brown is a Assistant Police Business Manager at Police Department within Police-Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $64,461.

Toby Davis

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,442

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $45,989
Overtime: $6,212
Other pay: $12,241
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,442
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employee Refund: $263
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,779

Toby Davis is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $64,442.

Jonathan Broussard

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,428

Sub-department: Police-Special Operations
Base pay: $50,253
Overtime: $5,509
Other pay: $8,666
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,428
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5060
Shift Differential Pay: $1,466
Total Overtime Hours: 137.25
Unique ID: 0xEFC348A1129806E14BCB2CF06692B4C928CDB05D

At Police Department, Jonathan Broussard serves as a Police Officer within Police-Special Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,428.

Simon Newsome

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,244

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $45,989
Overtime: $9,881
Other pay: $8,374
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,244
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Refund: $148
Employee Reimbursement: $206
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800

Simon Newsome works as a Police Officer for Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. Simon earned $64,244 in 2025.

Jonathan Abadie

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,206

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $53,313
Overtime: $3,626
Other pay: $7,266
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,206
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Refund: $9
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020
Special Assignment Pay: $58
Total Overtime Hours: 83

Jonathan Abadie is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $64,206.

Erin Lasseigne

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,191

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $48,790
Overtime: $5,122
Other pay: $10,278
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,191
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employee Reimbursement: $18
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $60
Job Code: 5005
Pay Location Code: 5020

Erin Lasseigne works as a Police Officer for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Erin earned $64,191 in 2025.