City of Baltimore / Housing & Community Development / Paralegal (Civil Service)
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
12 employees hold this title in Housing & Community Development. Median total compensation for the role is $65,427, below the department median of $71,508.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 3,880 people — is $65,640. Housing & Community Development pays a median base salary of $66,509 for this role, 1% above that figure — about the 51st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants 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 Housing & Community Development’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. Housing & Community Development’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Housing & Community Development is $66,509, 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
Paralegal (Civil Service) is held in 4 City of Baltimore departments. In Housing & Community Development, the median of $65,427 ranks #1 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Paralegal (Civil Service) role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $62,050 ranks #7 of 25. See Paralegal across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal 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
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Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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At Housing & Community Development, Deidre Anderson serves as a Paralegal (Civil Service). Hired in 2008, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $67,780.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Filishia Bond holds the role of Paralegal (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2001, they have about 20 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $66,957.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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At Housing & Community Development, Japonica Barnes serves as a Paralegal (Civil Service). Hired in 2006, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $66,509.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Terri Moore works as a Paralegal (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 12 years. Terri earned $66,501 in 2021.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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David Kengere holds the role of Paralegal (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. They have served since 2008 (about 13 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $66,117.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Monica Rode works as a Paralegal (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 13 years. Monica earned $65,617 in 2021.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Tahlea Mcneil is a Paralegal (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2007, they have about 14 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $65,237.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Sherrese Campbell works as a Paralegal (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 15 years. Sherrese earned $64,994 in 2021.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Artina Stokes works as a Paralegal (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. Artina earned $64,421 in 2021.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Joanna Chung works as a Paralegal (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. They have served since 2017 (about 4 years). Joanna earned $63,570 in 2021.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Taneisha Hicks works as a Paralegal (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2013, they have about 8 years of service. Taneisha earned $63,103 in 2021.
Paralegal (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Nicole Jones holds the role of Paralegal (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. They have served since 2014 (about 7 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $62,423.