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City of Baltimore / Housing & Community Development (034)

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Housing & Community Development (034)

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

The Housing & Community Development (034) supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $58,229; the highest distinct record was $72,693.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1M
Employees
18
Median total
$58,229
Highest record
$72,693

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 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,229) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$55,584 (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
$28,535
$53,790
$58,229
$68,572
$69,346

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $69,346 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $28,535. 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
$666.4K
14
$46,654
2015
$653.6K
1.9%
14
±0%
$49,127
5.3%
2016
$645.5K
1.2%
14
±0%
$46,941
4.4%
2017
$711.7K
10.3%
16
14.3%
$46,636
0.6%
2018
$898.1K
26.2%
17
6.3%
$57,731
23.8%
2019
$943.4K
5.0%
18
5.9%
$53,822
6.8%
2020
$1M
6.1%
18
±0%
$58,229
8.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Marlene Watson

Special Assistant/Housing & Community Development (034)

2020 total comp
$57,574
Base pay
$57,574
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,574
Hire date
1977-11-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
56737
Employee ID
153538

At Housing & Community Development (034), Marlene Watson serves as a Special Assistant. Their tenure dates to 1977, about 43 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $57,574.

Albert Cheeks

Const Building Inspector II/Housing & Community Development (034)

2020 total comp
$57,483
Base pay
$57,483
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,483
Hire date
1997-01-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
65847
Employee ID
140368

Albert Cheeks works as a Const Building Inspector II for Housing & Community Development (034). Hired in 1997, they have about 23 years of service. Albert earned $57,483 in 2020.

Kenneth Gartrell Jr

Construction Building Inspector II/Housing & Community Development (034)

2015 total comp
$55,599
Base pay
$55,599
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,599
Hire date
1987-01-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
60456
Employee ID
73143

Kenneth Gartrell Jr is a Construction Building Inspector II at Housing & Community Development (034). Hired in 1987, they have about 28 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $55,599.