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Courts - Circuit Court

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

The Courts - Circuit Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 114 employees with median total compensation of $74,942; the highest distinct record was $230,998.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$8.1M
Employees
114
Median total
$74,942
Highest record
$230,998

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 114 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,942) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$71,322 (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
$35,904
$58,575
$74,942
$84,738
$96,453

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $96,453 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,904. 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
$8.5M
133
$66,348
2022
$8.6M
0.4%
150
12.8%
$65,252
1.7%
2023
$8.7M
1.1%
146
2.7%
$70,281
7.7%
2024
$8.5M
1.5%
140
4.1%
$67,995
3.3%
2025
$8.1M
4.8%
114
18.6%
$74,942
10.2%

Record list

Employees

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Allelia Swann

00812 - Court Secretary I/Courts - Circuit Court

2024 total comp
$59,695
Base pay
$59,695
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,695
Hire date
2022-06-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
62748
Employee ID
261533

At Courts - Circuit Court, Allelia Swann serves as a 00812 - Court Secretary I. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years. Their 2024 pay totaled $59,695.

Tieona Moore

00812 - Court Secretary I/Courts - Circuit Court

2024 total comp
$59,677
Base pay
$59,677
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,677
Hire date
2022-05-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
62748
Employee ID
257571

Tieona Moore holds the role of 00812 - Court Secretary I at Courts - Circuit Court. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,677.

Elanna Dancer

00812 - Court Secretary I/Courts - Circuit Court

2024 total comp
$59,229
Base pay
$59,229
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,229
Hire date
2022-07-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
62748
Employee ID
250268

Elanna Dancer works as a 00812 - Court Secretary I for Courts - Circuit Court. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years. Elanna earned $59,229 in 2024.

Lynette Smothers

00812 - Court Secretary I/Courts - Circuit Court

2024 total comp
$59,215
Base pay
$59,215
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,215
Hire date
2022-08-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
62748
Employee ID
261028

Lynette Smothers holds the role of 00812 - Court Secretary I at Courts - Circuit Court. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,215.

Gervette Richardson

Court Secretary II/Courts - Circuit Court

2021 total comp
$59,138
Base pay
$59,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,138
Hire date
2014-08-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
57302
Employee ID
165298

At Courts - Circuit Court, Gervette Richardson serves as a Court Secretary II. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 7 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $59,138.

Janelle Baum

Court Secretary I/Courts - Circuit Court

2021 total comp
$58,802
Base pay
$58,802
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,802
Hire date
2018-04-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
62436
Employee ID
155259

Janelle Baum works as a Court Secretary I for Courts - Circuit Court. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service. Janelle earned $58,802 in 2021.

Gervette Richardson

00813 - Court Secretary II/Courts - Circuit Court

2024 total comp
$58,777
Base pay
$58,777
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,777
Hire date
2014-08-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
66838
Employee ID
259439

Gervette Richardson works as a 00813 - Court Secretary II for Courts - Circuit Court. They have served since 2014 (about 10 years). Gervette earned $58,777 in 2024.