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Convention Center

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

The Convention Center is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 185 employees with median total compensation of $48,424; the highest distinct record was $224,984.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$9.2M
Employees
185
Median total
$48,424
Highest record
$224,984

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 185 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($48,424) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$49,971 (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
$10,539
$35,574
$48,424
$63,150
$81,565

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $81,565 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,539. 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 5 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2021
$7.2M
143
$49,592
2022
$7.3M
1.5%
208
45.5%
$37,795
23.8%
2023
$8.8M
19.3%
201
3.4%
$42,074
11.3%
2024
$8.9M
1.3%
230
14.4%
$39,907
5.2%
2025
$9.2M
4.3%
185
19.6%
$48,424
21.3%

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Record list

Employees

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Jaikishin Chughani

Operations Officer IV/Convention Center

2021 total comp
$88,123
Base pay
$88,123
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,123
Hire date
2008-12-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
90284
Employee ID
157364

Jaikishin Chughani works as a Operations Officer IV for Convention Center. They have served since 2008 (about 13 years). Jaikishin earned $88,123 in 2021.

Heather Lester

07396 - Senior Sales Manager/Convention Center

2024 total comp
$88,016
Base pay
$88,016
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,016
Hire date
2021-10-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
89815.79
Employee ID
255975

Heather Lester holds the role of 07396 - Senior Sales Manager at Convention Center. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service. In 2024, their total compensation was $88,016.

Philip William Carpenter

Superintendent, Operations/Convention Center

2025 total comp
$87,816
Base pay
$87,816
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,816
Hire date
2018-04-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
86353.02
Employee ID
273758

Philip William Carpenter holds the role of Superintendent, Operations at Convention Center. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,816.

Johnny Mattar

Account Executive/Convention Center

2025 total comp
$87,738
Base pay
$87,738
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,738
Hire date
2020-11-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
81158.85
Employee ID
269978

Johnny Mattar works as a Account Executive for Convention Center. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Johnny earned $87,738 in 2025.

Vanessa A. Schauer

Account Executive/Convention Center

2025 total comp
$86,758
Base pay
$86,758
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,758
Hire date
2022-04-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
85216.79
Employee ID
276672

At Convention Center, Vanessa A. Schauer serves as a Account Executive. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,758.

Virginia H. Eckard

Accounting Systems Analyst (Non-Civil)/Convention Center

2025 total comp
$85,883
Base pay
$85,883
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,883
Hire date
2022-06-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
85216.79
Employee ID
276795

Virginia H. Eckard holds the role of Accounting Systems Analyst (Non-Civil) at Convention Center. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $85,883.

Johnny Mattar

07376 - Account Executive/Convention Center

2024 total comp
$85,482
Base pay
$85,482
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,482
Hire date
2020-11-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
81158.85
Employee ID
256672

Johnny Mattar works as a 07376 - Account Executive for Convention Center. They have served since 2020 (about 4 years). Johnny earned $85,482 in 2024.

Phil Carpenter

07363 - Superintendent Operations/Convention Center

2024 total comp
$84,855
Base pay
$84,855
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,855
Hire date
2018-04-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
86353.02
Employee ID
249097

Phil Carpenter works as a 07363 - Superintendent Operations for Convention Center. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service. Phil earned $84,855 in 2024.

Tyler Debella

Account Executive Supervisor/Convention Center

2021 total comp
$83,903
Base pay
$83,903
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,903
Hire date
2014-03-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
85311
Employee ID
158089

Tyler Debella is a Account Executive Supervisor at Convention Center. They have served since 2014 (about 7 years). 2021 total compensation came to $83,903.