City of Baltimore / Fin-Collections (009) / Office Assistant III
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
4 employees hold this title in Fin-Collections (009). Median total compensation for the role is $34,637, below the department median of $44,186.
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. Fin-Collections (009) pays a median base salary of $33,926 for this role, 27% below that figure — about the 11th 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 Fin-Collections (009)’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. Fin-Collections (009)’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 19th 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 Fin-Collections (009) is $33,926, 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 Fin-Collections (009), the median of $34,637 ranks #122 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.
Record list
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Office Assistant III/Fin-Collections (009)
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At Fin-Collections (009), Terri Newman serves as a Office Assistant III. They have served since 1987 (about 28 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $37,746.
Office Assistant III/Fin-Collections (009)
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Ray La Valley holds the role of Office Assistant III at Fin-Collections (009). Hired in 2000, they have about 15 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $35,348.
Office Assistant III/Fin-Collections (009)
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Kelly Smallwood holds the role of Office Assistant III at Fin-Collections (009). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $33,926.
Office Assistant III/Fin-Collections (009)
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Aundrea Harrell is a Office Assistant III at Fin-Collections (009). Hired in 2011, they have about 4 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $33,730.