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Law Department (001)

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

The Law Department (001) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2020, this agency had 84 employees with median total compensation of $80,319; the highest distinct record was $172,745.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$6.6M
Employees
84
Median total
$80,319
Highest record
$172,745

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 84 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,319) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$78,446 (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
$25,994
$50,203
$80,319
$105,885
$123,092

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,092 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $25,994. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Chief Solicitor
21 · $106,377
Assistant Solicitor
20 · $77,604
Legal Assistant II
6 · $53,067
Secretary III
5 · $53,577

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
$4.6M
73
$55,485
2015
$5.5M
21.2%
78
6.8%
$71,283
28.5%
2016
$5.5M
1.0%
76
2.6%
$70,895
0.5%
2017
$5.1M
6.1%
70
7.9%
$73,162
3.2%
2018
$5.4M
5.8%
67
4.3%
$82,287
12.5%
2019
$6M
10.3%
76
13.4%
$78,464
4.6%
2020
$6.6M
9.9%
84
10.5%
$80,319
2.4%

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Record list

Employees

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Bharathi Krishnamurthy

Accountant I/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$30,912
Base pay
$30,912
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,912
Hire date
2015-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
43855
Employee ID
117009

Bharathi Krishnamurthy holds the role of Accountant I at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $30,912.

Bryan Upshur

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$25,994
Base pay
$25,994
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,994
Hire date
2020-02-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
76800
Employee ID
153069

At Law Department (001), Bryan Upshur serves as a Assistant Solicitor. They have served since 2020 (under a year). Their 2020 pay totaled $25,994.