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General Services (001)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The General Services (001) provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2020, this agency had 84 employees with median total compensation of $53,718; the highest distinct record was $132,300.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$4.7M
Employees
84
Median total
$53,718
Highest record
$132,300

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 84 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($53,718) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$55,654 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,910
$40,144
$53,718
$74,508
$86,818

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $86,818 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,910. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$3.2M
77
$38,215
2015
$3.6M
13.1%
77
±0%
$43,446
13.7%
2016
$3.6M
1.6%
76
1.3%
$44,875
3.3%
2017
$3.2M
11.6%
70
7.9%
$42,533
5.2%
2018
$4.2M
29.6%
80
14.3%
$49,918
17.4%
2019
$3.7M
11.8%
73
8.8%
$48,527
2.8%
2020
$4.7M
27.3%
84
15.1%
$53,718
10.7%

Record list

Employees

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Carole Young

Engineer II/General Services (001)

2019 total comp
$91,958
Base pay
$91,958
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,958
Hire date
2004-02-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
92309
Employee ID
137360

Carole Young is a Engineer II at General Services (001). They have served since 2004 (about 15 years). 2019 total compensation came to $91,958.

James Holthaus

Public Building Manager/General Services (001)

2020 total comp
$91,072
Base pay
$91,072
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,072
Hire date
1983-01-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
60325
Employee ID
144825

James Holthaus holds the role of Public Building Manager at General Services (001). They have served since 1983 (about 37 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $91,072.

Charles Knecht

Environmental Technician/General Services (001)

2020 total comp
$90,226
Base pay
$90,226
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,226
Hire date
2016-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
57099
Employee ID
146336

Charles Knecht is a Environmental Technician at General Services (001). Their tenure dates to 2016, about 4 years. 2020 total compensation came to $90,226.

Jason Ludd

Operations Officer IV/General Services (001)

2020 total comp
$90,052
Base pay
$90,052
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,052
Hire date
2017-03-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
94035
Employee ID
147095

At General Services (001), Jason Ludd serves as a Operations Officer IV. Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $90,052.

Bernard Scales

Building Repairer/General Services (001)

2020 total comp
$88,321
Base pay
$88,321
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,321
Hire date
2009-04-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
39829
Employee ID
150995

Bernard Scales works as a Building Repairer for General Services (001). They have served since 2009 (about 11 years). Bernard earned $88,321 in 2020.