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City of Baltimore / General Services (100) / Executive Director III

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Executive Director III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

2 employees hold this title in General Services (100). Median total compensation for the role is $168,466, above the department median of $45,773.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$336.9K
Role median
$168,466
Agency median
$45,773
Comparison
Above

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 Executivesabout 1,970 people is $268,030. General Services (100) pays a median base salary of $168,466 for this role, 37% below that figureabout the 15th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where General Services (100) sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$156,010
$195,680
$268,030
$410,020
$486,310
General Services (100) median · $168,466

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 General Services (100)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executivesabout 204,350 people is $213,990. General Services (100)’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 37th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$75,700
$129,540
$213,990
$356,200
$507,730
General Services (100) median · $168,466

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 General Services (100) is $168,466, 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

Executive Director III is held in 26 City of Baltimore departments. In General Services (100), the median of $168,466 ranks #21 of 26.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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

New York City
$234,270 · 24
California
$216,557 · 5
Texas
$174,155 · 48
New Jersey
$163,810 · 22
District of Columbia
$155,094 · 29
Vermont
$127,275 · 27
Massachusetts
$123,657 · 8

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Chichi Nyagah-Nash

Executive Director III/General Services (100)

2020 total comp
$180,155
Base pay
$180,155
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,155
Hire date
2012-04-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
179836
Employee ID
148941

Chichi Nyagah-Nash works as a Executive Director III for General Services (100). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 8 years. Chichi earned $180,155 in 2020.

Steven Sharkey

Executive Director III/General Services (100)

2018 total comp
$156,777
Base pay
$156,777
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$156,777
Hire date
2005-08-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
159600
Employee ID
120923

At General Services (100), Steven Sharkey serves as a Executive Director III. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $156,777.