City of Baltimore / Dpw-Administration (101) / HR Generalist I
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
4 employees hold this title in Dpw-Administration (101). Median total compensation for the role is $50,932, below the department median of $73,273.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 7,930 people — is $82,380. Dpw-Administration (101) pays a median base salary of $62,218 for this role, 24% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Dpw-Administration (101)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Dpw-Administration (101)’s median base salary is 18% below that national figure, about the 30th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 10 of 11 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Dpw-Administration (101) is $60,391, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
HR Generalist I is held in 22 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Administration (101), the median of $50,932 ranks #15 of 22.
Median total compensation for the HR Generalist I role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $63,973 ranks #1 of 6. See HR Generalist across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable HR Generalist roles 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.
Record list
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HR Generalist I/Dpw-Administration (101)
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Rose Wills works as a HR Generalist I for Dpw-Administration (101). Their tenure dates to 1988, about 32 years. Rose earned $68,989 in 2020.
HR Generalist I/Dpw-Administration (101)
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At Dpw-Administration (101), Lakeisha Hunt serves as a HR Generalist I. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $53,792.
HR Generalist I/Dpw-Administration (101)
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Brandi Johnson-Daniel is a HR Generalist I at Dpw-Administration (101). Hired in 2004, they have about 15 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $48,072.
HR Generalist I/Dpw-Administration (101)
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At Dpw-Administration (101), Jamarr Rayne serves as a HR Generalist I. They have served since 2015 (under a year). Their 2015 pay totaled $17,584.