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City Council (003)

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

The City Council (003) is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2020, this agency had 30 employees with median total compensation of $53,219; the highest distinct record was $125,037.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
30
Median total
$53,219
Highest record
$125,037

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 30 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($53,219) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$51,004 (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
$4,770
$25,500
$53,219
$68,794
$81,177

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $81,177 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,770. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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
$1.1M
25
$43,955
2015
$1.2M
9.9%
28
12.0%
$46,512
5.8%
2016
$1.5M
21.2%
26
7.1%
$51,531
10.8%
2017
$1.6M
7.1%
26
±0%
$55,210
7.1%
2018
$1.8M
11.9%
31
19.2%
$57,067
3.4%
2019
$1M
44.0%
24
22.6%
$51,356
10.0%
2020
$1.5M
51.8%
30
25.0%
$53,219
3.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Thomas Phillips

Contract Service Specialist II/City Council (003)

2015 total comp
$26,056
Base pay
$26,056
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,056
Hire date
2007-01-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
45822
Employee ID
78501

Thomas Phillips works as a Contract Service Specialist II for City Council (003). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 8 years. Thomas earned $26,056 in 2015.

Rebecca Mark

Staff Assistant (Elected Official)/City Council (003)

2020 total comp
$25,500
Base pay
$25,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,500
Hire date
2019-12-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
51000
Employee ID
147354

Rebecca Mark works as a Staff Assistant (Elected Official) for City Council (003). Their tenure dates to 2019, about a year. Rebecca earned $25,500 in 2020.

Elizabeth Gardner

Staff Associate Pres City Council/City Council (003)

2013 total comp
$23,872
Base pay
$23,872
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,872
Hire date
2006-09-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
35805
Employee ID
36695

Elizabeth Gardner holds the role of Staff Associate Pres City Council at City Council (003). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $23,872.