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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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Ronald Norman

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$81,192
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$65,646
Overtime
$5,112
Other pay
$10,434
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,192
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$1,125
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Field Training Pay
$610
Job Code
5010
Pay Location Code
5020
Shift Differential Pay
$1,499

Ronald Norman works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Ronald earned $81,192 in 2025.

Eric Douglas

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$81,178
Sub-department
Police-Administration
Base pay
$69,889
Overtime
$3,669
Other pay
$7,620
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,178
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5010
Pay Location Code
5010
Police Suit Allowance
$400
Shift Differential Pay
$20
Total Overtime Hours
66

Eric Douglas is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $81,178.

John Shirley

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$81,174
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$67,171
Overtime
$6,523
Other pay
$7,480
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,174
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Field Training Pay
$280
Job Code
5010
Pay Location Code
5020
Total Overtime Hours
120.75
Unique ID
0x8DAD097D5F7A5D13B0723F5465CBEF6FE2A2F244

At Police Department, John Shirley serves as a Police Sergeant within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,174.

Joseph Keller

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$81,134
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$66,994
Overtime
$6,114
Other pay
$8,026
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,134
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employee Refund
$262
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5010
Pay Location Code
5020
Shift Differential Pay
$564
Total Overtime Hours
114

Joseph Keller works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Joseph earned $81,134 in 2025.

Devin Hernandez

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$80,813
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$58,257
Overtime
$15,339
Other pay
$7,217
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,813
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5005
Pay Location Code
5020
Shift Differential Pay
$17
Total Overtime Hours
323.67
Unique ID
0x0F3410462C48887B37FB1D942E9FA17669C76CC1

Devin Hernandez holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,813.

Nicholas Jurasinski

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$80,812
Sub-department
Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay
$54,913
Overtime
$14,613
Other pay
$11,285
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,812
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$3,000
Employee Reimbursement
$176
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5005
Pay Location Code
5070
Police Suit Allowance
$800

Nicholas Jurasinski holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,812.

Darrell Carter

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$80,800
Sub-department
Police-Administration
Base pay
$50,253
Overtime
$18,979
Other pay
$11,568
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,800
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$3,000
Employee Reimbursement
$66
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5005
Pay Location Code
5010
Police Suit Allowance
$1,000

Darrell Carter holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,800.

Robin Ducote

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$80,548
Sub-department
Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay
$51,761
Overtime
$17,720
Other pay
$11,067
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,548
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$3,000
Employee Reimbursement
$67
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5005
Pay Location Code
5070
Police Suit Allowance
$800

Robin Ducote is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. 2025 total compensation came to $80,548.

April Kelly

Police Community Officer Ii-42 Hrs/Police Department

2025 total comp
$80,102
Sub-department
Police-Communications
Base pay
$58,787
Overtime
$16,368
Other pay
$4,948
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,102
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$3,000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5120
Pay Location Code
5050
Shift Differential Pay
$1,948
Total Overtime Hours
358

April Kelly is a Police Community Officer Ii-42 Hrs at Police Department within Police-Communications. 2025 total compensation came to $80,102.

Anthony Augustine

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$79,934
Sub-department
Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay
$51,761
Overtime
$16,929
Other pay
$11,244
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,934
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$3,000
Employee Reimbursement
$66
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5005
Pay Location Code
5070
Police Suit Allowance
$800

Anthony Augustine works as a Police Officer for Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. Anthony earned $79,934 in 2025.