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City Council (002)

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

The City Council (002) is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2020, this agency had 58 employees with median total compensation of $30,281; the highest distinct record was $80,505.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.9M
Employees
58
Median total
$30,281
Highest record
$80,505

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 58 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($30,281) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$32,492 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • 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
$4,513
$10,703
$30,281
$50,214
$63,226

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $63,226 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,513. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Council Technician
19 · $56,700
Council Assistant
18 · $15,680
Community Aide
1 · $3,281

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 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.4M
45
$24,206
2015
$1.5M
6.4%
53
17.8%
$20,153
16.7%
2016
$1.6M
9.4%
49
7.5%
$31,185
54.7%
2017
$1.2M
25.5%
45
8.2%
$22,266
28.6%
2018
$1.6M
34.8%
45
±0%
$41,879
88.1%
2019
$1.4M
13.0%
46
2.2%
$22,768
45.6%
2020
$1.9M
34.8%
58
26.1%
$30,281
33.0%

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Dawn Lewis

Council Technician/City Council (002)

2016 total comp
$60,134
Base pay
$60,134
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,134
Hire date
2013-08-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
62096
Employee ID
90173

At City Council (002), Dawn Lewis serves as a Council Technician. They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $60,134.

David Brown

Council Technician/City Council (002)

2016 total comp
$59,866
Base pay
$59,866
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,866
Hire date
2004-01-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
61084
Employee ID
84188

David Brown is a Council Technician at City Council (002). They have served since 2004 (about 12 years). 2016 total compensation came to $59,866.

Emily Sherman

Council Technician/City Council (002)

2016 total comp
$59,467
Base pay
$59,467
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,467
Hire date
2014-05-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
62096
Employee ID
93796

Emily Sherman is a Council Technician at City Council (002). They have served since 2014 (about 2 years). 2016 total compensation came to $59,467.