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City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205) / Office Assistant III

Job-title file

Office Assistant III

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

7 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Median total compensation for the role is $35,366, below the department median of $47,131.

Employees
7
Total payroll
$251.1K
Role median
$35,366
Agency median
$47,131
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Office Assistant III pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Office Clerks, Generalabout 10,880 people is $46,250. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205) pays a median base salary of $35,142 for this role, 24% below that figureabout the 15th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205) sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,440
$38,370
$46,250
$54,900
$65,050
Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205) median · $35,142

The bar is the range of annual wages for Office Clerks, General 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-Water & Waste Water (205)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Office Clerks, Generalabout 2,464,940 people is $45,010. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 22nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$30,310
$36,350
$45,010
$54,300
$64,680
Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205) median · $35,142

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.

Median total compensation for this role at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205) is $35,142, 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

This role across City of Baltimore

Office Assistant III is held in 161 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205), the median of $35,366 ranks #109 of 161.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Office Assistant III role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Office Assistant beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $34,102 ranks #8 of 13. See Office Assistant across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Chicago
$74,394 · 6
City of Charlotte
$55,650 · 24
Arkansas
$44,278 · 30
California
$40,980 · 1,890
New York City
$39,272 · 6
Georgia
$34,607 · 16
City of Milwaukee
$32,263 · 236

Median total compensation for comparable Office Assistant 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

Employees with this title

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Wanda Green

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2015 total comp
$38,598
Base pay
$38,598
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,598
Hire date
1986-09-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
37943
Employee ID
73645

Wanda Green holds the role of Office Assistant III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Hired in 1986, they have about 29 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $38,598.

Marion Pinkney

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2013 total comp
$37,931
Base pay
$37,931
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,931
Hire date
-1209600000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
37076
Employee ID
44092

Marion Pinkney works as a Office Assistant III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Their hire date on record is -1209600000. Marion earned $37,931 in 2013.

Diane Shell

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2015 total comp
$36,518
Base pay
$36,518
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,518
Hire date
1997-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
35911
Employee ID
79905

Diane Shell holds the role of Office Assistant III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 18 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $36,518.

Yvette Richardson

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2015 total comp
$35,366
Base pay
$35,366
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,366
Hire date
2002-02-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
34895
Employee ID
79053

Yvette Richardson works as a Office Assistant III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 13 years. Yvette earned $35,366 in 2015.

Nakia Robertson

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2015 total comp
$34,919
Base pay
$34,919
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,919
Hire date
2007-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
33354
Employee ID
79192

Nakia Robertson holds the role of Office Assistant III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 8 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $34,919.

Annette Kittrell

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2013 total comp
$34,720
Base pay
$34,720
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,720
Hire date
2008-01-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
32241
Employee ID
40511

At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205), Annette Kittrell serves as a Office Assistant III. Hired in 2008, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $34,720.

Sandra Coleman

Office Assistant III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205)

2015 total comp
$33,018
Base pay
$33,018
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,018
Hire date
2011-05-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
33354
Employee ID
71176

Sandra Coleman holds the role of Office Assistant III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (205). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 4 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $33,018.