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City of Baltimore / Dpw-Administration (101)

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Dpw-Administration (101)

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

The Dpw-Administration (101) provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2020, this agency had 82 employees with median total compensation of $73,273; the highest distinct record was $209,482.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$6.2M
Employees
82
Median total
$73,273
Highest record
$209,482

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 82 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,273) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$75,856 (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
$22,373
$51,077
$73,273
$98,103
$127,992

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,992 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,373. 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 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$2M
33
$57,133
2015
$4.1M
107.1%
63
90.9%
$59,273
3.7%
2016
$4.1M
0.5%
65
3.2%
$58,177
1.8%
2017
$4.3M
6.6%
70
7.7%
$61,171
5.1%
2018
$5.3M
23.0%
76
8.6%
$67,048
9.6%
2019
$5M
5.6%
73
3.9%
$68,754
2.5%
2020
$6.2M
23.2%
82
12.3%
$73,273
6.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Benjamin Meli Jr

Executive Level II/Dpw-Administration (101)

2013 total comp
$132,047
Base pay
$132,047
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,047
Hire date
1990-07-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
130000
Employee ID
42367

At Dpw-Administration (101), Benjamin Meli Jr serves as a Executive Level II. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 23 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $132,047.

Arthur Shapiro

Www Chief of Engineering/Dpw-Administration (101)

2016 total comp
$131,337
Base pay
$131,337
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$131,337
Hire date
2011-02-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
135000
Employee ID
93738

Arthur Shapiro works as a Www Chief of Engineering for Dpw-Administration (101). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 5 years. Arthur earned $131,337 in 2016.

Latoya Curtis

Operations Manager I/Dpw-Administration (101)

2020 total comp
$130,007
Base pay
$130,007
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,007
Hire date
2018-10-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
135313
Employee ID
141187

At Dpw-Administration (101), Latoya Curtis serves as a Operations Manager I. Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $130,007.

S Thompson

Operations Director II/Dpw-Administration (101)

2018 total comp
$129,761
Base pay
$129,761
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,761
Hire date
1988-03-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
129846
Employee ID
122090

S Thompson holds the role of Operations Director II at Dpw-Administration (101). Hired in 1988, they have about 30 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $129,761.

Terri Ayers

Operations Manager II/Dpw-Administration (101)

2020 total comp
$127,992
Base pay
$127,992
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,992
Hire date
1989-09-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
125460
Employee ID
138056

Terri Ayers holds the role of Operations Manager II at Dpw-Administration (101). They have served since 1989 (about 31 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $127,992.