City of Baltimore / Comptroller
Agency file
The Comptroller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.
In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $89,448; the highest distinct record was $220,336.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,448) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,337 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $28,833. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 5 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.2M — | 18 — | $61,806 — |
| 2022 | $1.3M ▲ 8.0% | 17 ▼ 5.6% | $67,442 ▲ 9.1% |
| 2023 | $1.5M ▲ 23.4% | 20 ▲ 17.6% | $72,172 ▲ 7.0% |
| 2024 | $1.5M ±0% | 15 ▼ 25.0% | $93,399 ▲ 29.4% |
| 2025 | $1.8M ▲ 15.9% | 18 ▲ 20.0% | $89,448 ▼ 4.2% |
Record list
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00086 - Operations Officer II/Comptroller
Source-specific fields
At Comptroller, Kathleen Kelleher serves as a 00086 - Operations Officer II. Hired in 2018, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2023 pay totaled $91,670.
Assistant for Public Affairs Comp/Comptroller
Source-specific fields
James Knighton holds the role of Assistant for Public Affairs Comp at Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $90,983.
00085 - Operations Officer I/Comptroller
Source-specific fields
Audrey Quarles holds the role of 00085 - Operations Officer I at Comptroller. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 26 years. In 2022, their total compensation was $86,934.