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City of Baltimore / City Council / General Counsel

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General Counsel

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employees hold this title in City Council. Median total compensation for the role is $155,367, above the department median of $65,360.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$155.4K
Role median
$155,367
Agency median
$65,360
Comparison
Above

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This role across City of Baltimore

General Counsel is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In City Council, the median of $155,367 ranks #1 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire Department
$129,826 · 1
City Council (003)
$125,037 · 1
Law Department
$46,070 · 1

Median total compensation for the General Counsel role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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General Counsel beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $107,901 ranks #12 of 14. See General Counsel across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$219,998 · 5
California
$217,477 · 10
Tennessee
$205,192 · 25
District of Columbia
$190,389 · 41
Georgia
$168,000 · 7
City of Boston
$164,844 · 7
Texas
$162,498 · 343

Median total compensation for comparable General Counselroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Aaron Blake Degraffenreidt

General Counsel/City Council

2025 total comp
$155,367
Base pay
$155,367
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$155,367
Hire date
2018-01-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A02
Annualsalary
133836.14
Employee ID
263921

Aaron Blake Degraffenreidt works as a General Counsel for City Council. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Aaron earned $155,367 in 2025.