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Housing & Community Development (077)

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

The Housing & Community Development (077) supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $112,129; the highest distinct record was $149,831.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$742.4K
Employees
8
Median total
$112,129
Highest record
$149,831

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 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,129) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$92,794 (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
$45,388
$49,038
$112,129
$125,572
$128,189

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $128,189 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,388. 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 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2019
$645.7K
6
$119,088
2020
$742.4K
15.0%
8
33.3%
$112,129
5.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jason Hessler

Operations Director I/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$149,831
Base pay
$149,831
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,831
Hire date
2001-10-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
148514
Employee ID
144574

Jason Hessler works as a Operations Director I for Housing & Community Development (077). Hired in 2001, they have about 19 years of service. Jason earned $149,831 in 2020.

Kathleen Byrne

Operations Manager I/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$128,189
Base pay
$128,189
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$128,189
Hire date
2011-04-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
127063
Employee ID
139906

Kathleen Byrne works as a Operations Manager I for Housing & Community Development (077). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. Kathleen earned $128,189 in 2020.

Eric Uttenreither

Operations Manager I/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$125,572
Base pay
$125,572
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,572
Hire date
2008-04-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
124469
Employee ID
153082

At Housing & Community Development (077), Eric Uttenreither serves as a Operations Manager I. Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $125,572.

Ghanshyamk Patel

Operations Manager I/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$121,899
Base pay
$121,899
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,899
Hire date
1985-12-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
120530
Employee ID
149311

Ghanshyamk Patel is a Operations Manager I at Housing & Community Development (077). Hired in 1985, they have about 35 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $121,899.

Geoffrey Veale

Zoning Administrator/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$102,358
Base pay
$102,358
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,358
Hire date
1987-04-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
103411
Employee ID
153145

Geoffrey Veale holds the role of Zoning Administrator at Housing & Community Development (077). They have served since 1987 (about 33 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $102,358.

Jesse Halvorsen

Operations Officer V/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$49,038
Base pay
$49,038
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,038
Hire date
2004-08-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
102000
Employee ID
143974

Jesse Halvorsen holds the role of Operations Officer V at Housing & Community Development (077). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 16 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $49,038.

Katie Benden

Executive Assistant/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$45,388
Base pay
$45,388
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,388
Hire date
2011-06-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
53578
Employee ID
138517

Katie Benden works as a Executive Assistant for Housing & Community Development (077). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). Katie earned $45,388 in 2020.

Danielle Richardson

Office Support Specialist II/Housing & Community Development (077)

2020 total comp
$20,077
Base pay
$20,077
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,077
Hire date
2004-03-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A06
Annualsalary
30527
Employee ID
150259

Danielle Richardson holds the role of Office Support Specialist II at Housing & Community Development (077). Hired in 2004, they have about 16 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $20,077.