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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

Kara Kunst

Operations Officer I/City Council (003)

2018 total comp
$88,209
Base pay
$88,209
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,209
Hire date
2009-08-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
89536
Employee ID
117027

Kara Kunst holds the role of Operations Officer I at City Council (003). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $88,209.

Damion Cooper

Operations Officer I/City Council (003)

2018 total comp
$84,845
Base pay
$84,845
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,845
Hire date
2010-03-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
86022
Employee ID
112623

Damion Cooper holds the role of Operations Officer I at City Council (003). Hired in 2010, they have about 8 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $84,845.

Carolyn Blakeney

Executive Level I/City Council (003)

2013 total comp
$84,824
Base pay
$84,824
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,824
Hire date
2001-05-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
87150
Employee ID
31948

Carolyn Blakeney holds the role of Executive Level I at City Council (003). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $84,824.