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

Similar departments

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Police Warrants Key Metro Nashville88% match
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PPD Police City of Philadelphia88% match
Police Department City of Milwaukee87% match
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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Todd Bourgoyne

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp

$179,832

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $68,855
Overtime: $85,940
Other pay: $25,036
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,832
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $2,016
Department Number: 5000
Employee Reimbursement: $239
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5020
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $176

Todd Bourgoyne works as a Police Captain for Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. Todd earned $179,832 in 2025.

Thomas Morse

Police Chief/Police Department

2025 total comp

$176,008

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $165,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,830
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,008
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employee Reimbursement: $230
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5260
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $400

Thomas Morse works as a Police Chief for Police Department within Police-Administration. Thomas earned $176,008 in 2025.

Scott Johnson

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$175,403

Base pay: $70,897
Overtime: $93,619
Other pay: $10,887
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,403
Hire date: 2006-07-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 755.48
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 2,080

Scott Johnson holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $175,403.

Brandon Johnson

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$170,515

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $84,329
Other pay: $10,355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,515
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $155
Total Overtime Hours: 1,356

Brandon Johnson is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $170,515.

Kenneth Bowman

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp

$161,849

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $81,746
Overtime: $71,501
Other pay: $8,603
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,849
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $876
Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5020
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $527
Total Overtime Hours: 1,085.42

Kenneth Bowman holds the role of Police Captain at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,849.

Charles Karras

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$158,420

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $74,388
Other pay: $8,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,420
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $1,000
Total Overtime Hours: 1,242.33
Unique ID: 0xA91C1DFE80539381CAF15228E9B6D163F3268A7C

Charles Karras holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $158,420.

Mickey Duncan

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$153,474

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $70,063
Other pay: $7,580
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,474
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Shift Differential Pay: $380
Total Overtime Hours: 1,168.75
Unique ID: 0x5ABE5BAD27027ECE534D1AF5EC05665ACA497644

Mickey Duncan is a Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $153,474.

Ralph Walker

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$144,944

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $60,557
Other pay: $8,556
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,944
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Reimbursement: $491
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Shift Differential Pay: $65

Ralph Walker holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,944.

David Wallace

Police Captain/Police Department

2024 total comp

$137,546

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $67,519
Overtime: $5,517
Other pay: $64,510
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,546
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $912
Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Oct 11, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5020
Pay Location Code: 5010
Severance Pay: $61,578

David Wallace holds the role of Police Captain at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2024, their total compensation was $137,546.

Joshua Kirst

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$137,372

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $69,889
Overtime: $57,330
Other pay: $10,153
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,372
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $1,125
Employee Reimbursement: $223
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Field Training Pay: $160
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020

Joshua Kirst is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $137,372.

William Clarida

Deputy Chief of Police/Police Department

2025 total comp

$132,826

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $108,605
Overtime: $16,621
Other pay: $7,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,826
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5255
Pay Location Code: 5020
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Total Overtime Hours: 199
Unique ID: 0x12D934D35621A2685DBBAF4FEB590E4975245A4F

William Clarida is a Deputy Chief of Police at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $132,826.

John Laws

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$131,541

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $44,660
Other pay: $11,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,541
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Shift Differential Pay: $50

John Laws works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. John earned $131,541 in 2025.

Ljean Mckneely

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$131,028

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $75,831
Overtime: $42,463
Other pay: $12,733
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,028

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,750
Employee Reimbursement: $1,383
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $400

Ljean Mckneely works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Department within Police-Administration. Ljean earned $131,028 in 2025.

Neal Noel

Deputy Chief of Police/Police Department

2025 total comp

$131,020

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $108,675
Overtime: $11,745
Other pay: $10,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,020
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5255
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Total Overtime Hours: 137

Neal Noel is a Deputy Chief of Police at Police Department within Police-Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $131,020.

Freddie Burton

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp

$129,693

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $51,335
Overtime: $12,422
Other pay: $65,936
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,693
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $1,317
Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Jul 31, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5020
Pay Location Code: 5020
Severance Pay: $59,795

Freddie Burton is a Police Captain at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $129,693.

Steven Reed

Police Officer/Police Department

2025 total comp

$129,628

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $48,790
Overtime: $69,882
Other pay: $10,956
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,628
Middle name: W

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: $757
Total Overtime Hours: 1,646.25

Steven Reed is a Police Officer at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $129,628.

Caleb Eisworth

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$128,734

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $36,288
Overtime: $24,072
Other pay: $68,374
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,734
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employment End Date: Aug 10, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5020
Severance Pay: $53,948
Shift Differential Pay: $268

Caleb Eisworth is a Police Sergeant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. 2025 total compensation came to $128,734.

Christopher Mcclure

Deputy Chief of Police/Police Department

2025 total comp

$127,813

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $108,605
Overtime: $10,483
Other pay: $8,725
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,813
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $1,125
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5255
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Total Overtime Hours: 124

At Police Department, Christopher Mcclure serves as a Deputy Chief of Police within Police-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,813.

Jason Martin

Police Sergeant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$127,809

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $69,822
Overtime: $47,767
Other pay: $10,220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,809
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5010
Pay Location Code: 5010
Shift Differential Pay: $20
Total Overtime Hours: 801.5

At Police Department, Jason Martin serves as a Police Sergeant within Police-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,809.

Myron Daniels

Deputy Chief of Police/Police Department

2025 total comp

$126,311

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $108,675
Overtime: $6,254
Other pay: $11,382
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,311
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,750
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5255
Pay Location Code: 5010
Police Suit Allowance: $400
Shift Differential Pay: $32

Myron Daniels holds the role of Deputy Chief of Police at Police Department within Police-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $126,311.

Sharon Douglas

Deputy Chief of Police/Police Department

2025 total comp

$125,040

Sub-department: Police-Administration
Base pay: $108,675
Overtime: $2,545
Other pay: $13,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,040
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Commander Pay: $2,338
Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,750
Employee Reimbursement: $128
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5255
Pay Location Code: 5010

Sharon Douglas works as a Deputy Chief of Police for Police Department within Police-Administration. Sharon earned $125,040 in 2025.

Dave Mays

Police Captain/Police Department

2025 total comp

$124,048

Sub-department: Police-Criminal Investigation
Base pay: $81,706
Overtime: $31,342
Other pay: $11,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,048
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Education Pay: $3,000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5020
Pay Location Code: 5070
Police Suit Allowance: $800
Total Overtime Hours: 472.67

Dave Mays holds the role of Police Captain at Police Department within Police-Criminal Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,048.

Tyrone Honore

Police Lieutenant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$123,653

Sub-department: Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau
Base pay: $56,582
Overtime: $4,392
Other pay: $62,680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,653
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5000
Employee Refund: $189
Employment End Date: Sep 11, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 5015
Pay Location Code: 5020
Severance Pay: $56,887

Tyrone Honore holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Department within Police-Uniform Patrol Bureau. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,653.