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City of Baltimore / Ers/Eos Administrative (001) / General Counsel

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General Counsel

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employees hold this title in Ers/Eos Administrative (001). Median total compensation for the role is $119,608, above the department median of $71,665.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$119.6K
Role median
$119,608
Agency median
$71,665
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

General Counsel pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Lawyersabout 7,520 people is $132,400. Ers/Eos Administrative (001) pays a median base salary of $119,608 for this role, 10% below that figureabout the 40th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Ers/Eos Administrative (001) sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$85,620
$101,920
$132,400
$174,120
$264,130
Ers/Eos Administrative (001) median · $119,608

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers 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 Ers/Eos Administrative (001)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyersabout 754,500 people is $159,670. Ers/Eos Administrative (001)’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 32nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Ers/Eos Administrative (001) median · $119,608

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 Ers/Eos Administrative (001) is $119,608, 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

General Counsel is held in 9 City of Baltimore departments. In Ers/Eos Administrative (001), the median of $119,608 ranks #3 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

General Counsel beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $107,901 ranks #12 of 14. See General Counsel across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$219,998 · 5
California
$217,477 · 10
Tennessee
$205,192 · 25
District of Columbia
$190,389 · 41
Georgia
$168,000 · 7
City of Boston
$164,844 · 7
Texas
$162,498 · 343

Median total compensation for comparable General Counsel 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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Ian Berger

General Counsel/Ers/Eos Administrative (001)

2018 total comp
$119,608
Base pay
$119,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,608
Hire date
2009-02-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A52
Annualsalary
120533
Employee ID
110858

Ian Berger works as a General Counsel for Ers/Eos Administrative (001). They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). Ian earned $119,608 in 2018.