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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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Philip Costa

Operations Officer V/Convention Center

2021 total comp
$92,643
Base pay
$92,643
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,643
Hire date
2017-09-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
93437
Employee ID
157625

Philip Costa holds the role of Operations Officer V at Convention Center. Hired in 2017, they have about 4 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $92,643.

Heather Lester

Senior Sales Manager/Convention Center

2025 total comp
$89,696
Base pay
$89,696
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,696
Hire date
2021-10-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
89815.79
Employee ID
268728

Heather Lester holds the role of Senior Sales Manager at Convention Center. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $89,696.

Tyler Debella

07331 - Account Executive Supervisor/Convention Center

2022 total comp
$88,752
Base pay
$88,752
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,752
Hire date
2014-03-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A91
Annualsalary
88757.56
Employee ID
195289

Tyler Debella works as a 07331 - Account Executive Supervisor for Convention Center. Hired in 2014, they have about 8 years of service. Tyler earned $88,752 in 2022.