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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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James Crockett

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$85,806
Sub-department
Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay
$56,561
Overtime
$21,246
Other pay
$8,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,806
Middle name
D

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
456
Unique ID
0xDD44A7E0C789BAF2C33278B65A8D82359863658C

At Police Department, James Crockett serves as a Police Officer within Police-Criminal Investigation. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,806.

Lionel Freeman

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$85,795
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$69,889
Overtime
$7,502
Other pay
$8,405
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,795
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Field Training Pay
$824
Job Code
5010
Pay Location Code
5020
Special Assignment Pay
$381
Total Overtime Hours
134

Lionel Freeman works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Lionel earned $85,795 in 2025.

Alonda Young

Police Communications Supervisor/Police Department

2025 total comp
$85,691
Sub-department
Police-Communications
Base pay
$67,830
Overtime
$14,839
Other pay
$3,022
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,691
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Education Pay
$3,000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5110
Pay Location Code
5050
Shift Differential Pay
$23
Total Overtime Hours
290.5

Alonda Young holds the role of Police Communications Supervisor at Police Department within Police-Communications. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,691.

Congalona Kersh

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$85,547
Sub-department
Police-Administration
Base pay
$69,889
Overtime
$5,458
Other pay
$10,200
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,547
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
5010
Total Overtime Hours
94.5
Unique ID
0xACF10F2C0A9D00345C2F6BE783FC7068FE6A6BFF

Congalona Kersh is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $85,547.

Michael Russo

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp
$85,344
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$61,874
Overtime
$12,853
Other pay
$10,616
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,344
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
5020
Shift Differential Pay
$416
Total Overtime Hours
249

Michael Russo works as a Police Officer for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Michael earned $85,344 in 2025.

Heath Hoover

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp
$85,328
Sub-department
Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay
$69,889
Overtime
$7,524
Other pay
$7,916
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,328
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5000
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
5010
Pay Location Code
5020
Shift Differential Pay
$716
Total Overtime Hours
134
Unique ID
0x001384ACA695F54A8DCA50AEE28D7FA64630A86D

Heath Hoover holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,328.