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%

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Record list

Employees

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Christopher Guilbeau

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$90,885

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $71,977
Overtime: $10,155
Other pay: $8,753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,885
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,553
Total Overtime Hours: 167
Unique ID: 0xAA223ABBB86B3521C658660231DE17F96ECDE53E

At Police Department, Christopher Guilbeau serves as a Police Lieutenant within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,885.

Walter Griffin

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$90,864

Sub-department: Police-Special Operations
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $10,367
Other pay: $10,608
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,864
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5060
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Shift Differential Pay: $8

Walter Griffin works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department within Police-Special Operations. Walter earned $90,864 in 2025.

Charles Davis

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$90,858

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $11,804
Other pay: $9,165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,858
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Refund: $277
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,688
Total Overtime Hours: 211

Charles Davis is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $90,858.

Monroe Carter

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$90,798

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $12,564
Other pay: $8,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,798
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $1,125
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5070
Shift Differential Pay: $20
Total Overtime Hours: 222.75

Monroe Carter works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. Monroe earned $90,798 in 2025.

Terrell Brown

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$90,682

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,761
Overtime: $12,163
Other pay: $8,758
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,682
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $1,558
Total Overtime Hours: 217.25
Unique ID: 0xF151E937FCB0B041F1B7A8519433173F2D9CFD94

Terrell Brown is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $90,682.