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

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$53.4M
—
874
—
$61,092
—
2025
$50.7M
▼ 5.0%
856
▼ 2.1%
$62,518
▲ 2.3%

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Record list

Employees

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Alfreda Butler

Senior Administrative Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp
$36,489
Sub-department
Police-Administration
Base pay
$36,489
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,489
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2022
Pay Location Code
5010
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x5E9C7EF0C4090114AFACFFA20DAD732625CCB4A8

At Police Department, Alfreda Butler serves as a Senior Administrative Specialist within Police-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $36,489.

Ebony Johnson

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp
$36,085
Sub-department
Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay
$31,656
Overtime
$4,430
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,085
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2016
Pay Location Code
5070
Total Overtime Hours
194
Unique ID
0x1E11402BB8DF073EB04132D0B4F12FCAF5836B35

Ebony Johnson works as a Senior Clerical Specialist for Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. Ebony earned $36,085 in 2025.

Helen Taylor

Senior Clerical Specialist/Police Department

2024 total comp
$35,978
Sub-department
Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay
$17,989
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17,989
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,978
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment End Date
May 31, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2016
Pay Location Code
5040
Severance Pay
$17,989
Total Overtime Hours
0

Helen Taylor holds the role of Senior Clerical Specialist at Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. In 2024, their total compensation was $35,978.

Tarneshia Rucker

Senior Administrative Specialist/Police Department

2025 total comp
$35,860
Sub-department
Police-Operational Service Bureau
Base pay
$34,232
Overtime
$1,555
Other pay
$73
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,860
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2022
Pay Adjustments
$73
Pay Location Code
5040
Total Overtime Hours
65
Unique ID
0xBA36687C762B89D564DB272299D5B01252EF94AB

Tarneshia Rucker holds the role of Senior Administrative Specialist at Police Department within Police-Operational Service Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,860.