City of Baltimore / Housing & Community Development / Secretary II (Civil Service)
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
7 employees hold this title in Housing & Community Development. Median total compensation for the role is $36,556, below the department median of $71,508.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 29,780 people — is $49,220. Housing & Community Development pays a median base salary of $42,411 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Housing & Community Development’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 35th 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.
Computed over the 14 of 16 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Housing & Community Development is $41,272, 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
Secretary II (Civil Service) is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In Housing & Community Development, the median of $36,556 ranks #5 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Secretary II (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 27 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $38,859 ranks #18 of 27. See Secretary across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Secretary 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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Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Anita Buckson holds the role of Secretary II (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. They have served since 2006 (about 15 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $47,625.
Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Gwendolyn Brown holds the role of Secretary II (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 11 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $40,323.
Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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At Housing & Community Development, Shaila Fuller serves as a Secretary II (Civil Service). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 14 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $39,548.
Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Danielle Reynolds is a Secretary II (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. 2021 total compensation came to $36,556.
Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Jeannette Lescano is a Secretary II (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $35,245.
Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Charnise Jefferson works as a Secretary II (Civil Service) for Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2006, they have about 15 years of service. Charnise earned $31,943 in 2021.
Secretary II (Civil Service)/Housing & Community Development
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Danaya Barrett is a Secretary II (Civil Service) at Housing & Community Development. Hired in 2018, they have about 3 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $30,253.