City of Baltimore / Finance - Accounting & Payroll
Agency file
The Finance - Accounting & Payroll manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.
In 2025, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $79,440; the highest distinct record was $140,922.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,440) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $106,599 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,467. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 5 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.4M — | 39 — | $67,485 — |
| 2022 | $3.1M ▲ 28.0% | 44 ▲ 12.8% | $66,138 ▼ 2.0% |
| 2023 | $2M ▼ 35.0% | 31 ▼ 29.5% | $69,095 ▲ 4.5% |
| 2024 | $2.3M ▲ 15.0% | 30 ▼ 3.2% | $76,578 ▲ 10.8% |
| 2025 | $2.3M ▼ 1.1% | 29 ▼ 3.3% | $79,440 ▲ 3.7% |
Record list
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Fiscal Technician/Finance - Accounting & Payroll
Source-specific fields
Michelle A Capel works as a Fiscal Technician for Finance - Accounting & Payroll. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. Michelle earned $97,681 in 2025.
34197 - Accounting Systems Administrative/Finance - Accounting & Payroll
Source-specific fields
At Finance - Accounting & Payroll, Denisha Harris serves as a 34197 - Accounting Systems Administrative. Hired in 2007, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2022 pay totaled $95,758.