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City of Baltimore employee compensation

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

In 2025, City of Baltimore reported 13,298 employees across 62 departments. The highest-paid distinct record was Peggy Werner (Convention Center) at $418,151.

Latest year
2025
Departments
62
Employees
13,298
Top record
$418,151

What the records show

Department analytics

Median pay and headcount show where payroll dollars concentrate and which agencies define the jurisdiction’s compensation profile.

Largest departments

The 12 departments employing the most people in 2025. Bar length is headcount. These departments drive most of the payroll and set the overall pay mix.

Highest-paying departments

Departments ranked by median total compensation — the typical employee's pay. High medians usually signal specialized or professional workforces (e.g. medical, legal, or public-safety agencies) rather than across-the-board higher pay.

Department index

Open an agency file

Department pages break down pay distributions, common job titles, and the employees behind the latest published payroll.

DepartmentEmployeesMedian total
Police Department2,574$118,854
Fire Department1,573$118,399
Public Works - Water & Waste Water1,285$76,741
Recreation & Parks - Recreation705$13,910
Health Department628$56,506
Public Works - Solid Waste619$49,584
Transportation - Highways597$75,541
Mayor's Office of Employment Development571$4,845
Enoch Pratt Free Library415$57,561
Housing & Community Development386$71,508
State's Attorney's Office376$75,952
General Services349$69,986
Public Works - Administration278$80,131
Recreation & Parks - Administration268$29,463
Transportation - Crossing Guards222$15,021
Convention Center185$48,424
Transportation - Traffic172$59,906
Sheriff's Office168$87,056
Recreation & Parks - Parks167$50,960
Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly)150$59,953
Mayor's Office142$85,799
Finance - Collections117$51,676
Baltimore City Office of Information and Technology114$94,567
Courts - Circuit Court114$74,942
Law Department111$121,406
Mocfs103$56,350
City Council73$65,360
Human Resources71$80,075
Planning68$85,442
Mayor's Office of Homeless Services52$63,837
Transportation - Towing50$65,236
Bcit 311 Call Center50$55,278
Finance - Purchasing47$79,890
Monse43$88,216
Finance - Administration & Budgets42$103,859
Retire - Ers/Eos40$76,972
Office of Equity and Civil Rights39$77,938
Transportation - Highways (Weekly)37$65,452
Retire - Fire & Police32$82,131
Finance - Accounting & Payroll29$79,440
Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy and Development29$89,021
Comptroller - Audits24$97,981
Liquor License Board20$85,855
Office of the Inspector General18$77,781
Comptroller18$89,448
Comptroller - Communication Services15$77,754
Environmental Control Board12$44,824
Recreation & Parks11$61,995
Municipal Zoning & Appeals11$8,062
Finance - Risk Management9$79,523
Comptroller - Municipal Post Office8$45,937
Comptroller - Accounts Payable8$65,294
Cable & Communications7$75,978
Legislative Reference7$80,895
Finance - Treasury7$65,168
Comptroller - Real Estate7$75,625
Courts - Orphan's Court6$82,610
Scs - Special City Services5$20,000
Elections5$10,000
Labor Commissioner's Office4$158,755
Councilmatic Services4$45,247
O01_Elj1$300