Compared with the local labor market
Executive Director III pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 1,970 people — is $268,030. Department of Finance, Administration and Budgets (001) pays a median base salary of $223,915 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Finance, Administration and Budgets (001) sits in the local pay range
$156,010
$195,680
$268,030
$410,020
$486,310
Department of Finance, Administration and Budgets (001) median · $223,915
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives 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 Finance, Administration and Budgets (001)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Department of Finance, Administration and Budgets (001)’s median base salary is 5% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$75,700
$129,540
$213,990
$356,200
$507,730
Department of Finance, Administration and Budgets (001) median · $223,915
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 Finance, Administration and Budgets (001) is $223,915, 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 jurisdictions
Executive Director beyond City of Baltimore
This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $181,781 ranks #3 of 16. See Executive Director across all of City of Baltimore →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Executive Director 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.