City of Baltimore / Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205) / Office Assistant III
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
7 employees hold this title in Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Median total compensation for the role is $35,366, below the department median of $47,131.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Office Clerks, General — about 10,880 people — is $46,250. Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205) pays a median base salary of $35,142 for this role, 24% below that figure — about the 15th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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, General — about 2,464,940 people — is $45,010. Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 22nd 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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
Office Assistant III is held in 161 City of Baltimore departments. In Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205), the median of $35,366 ranks #109 of 161.
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
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 →
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.
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Record list
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Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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Wanda Green holds the role of Office Assistant III at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Hired in 1986, they have about 29 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $38,598.
Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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Marion Pinkney works as a Office Assistant III for Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Their hire date on record is -1209600000. Marion earned $37,931 in 2013.
Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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Diane Shell holds the role of Office Assistant III at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 18 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $36,518.
Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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Yvette Richardson works as a Office Assistant III for Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 13 years. Yvette earned $35,366 in 2015.
Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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Nakia Robertson holds the role of Office Assistant III at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 8 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $34,919.
Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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At Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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.
Office Assistant III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205)
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Sandra Coleman holds the role of Office Assistant III at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (205). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 4 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $33,018.