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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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Alexa Curley

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$68,393
Base pay
$68,393
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,393
Hire date
2015-06-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
68600
Employee ID
112873

Alexa Curley holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $68,393.

Charles Bowers

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2015 total comp
$67,400
Base pay
$67,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,400
Hire date
2007-05-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
67500
Employee ID
69852

Charles Bowers holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2007, they have about 8 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $67,400.

Laura Giantris

Contract Service Specialist II/Law Department (001)

2017 total comp
$66,914
Base pay
$66,914
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,914
Hire date
2011-11-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
139235
Employee ID
100920

Laura Giantris holds the role of Contract Service Specialist II at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 6 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $66,914.

Asenath Brown

Secretary to the City Solicito/Law Department (001)

2017 total comp
$66,244
Base pay
$66,244
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,244
Hire date
1980-04-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
66776
Employee ID
97951

Asenath Brown is a Secretary to the City Solicito at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 1980, about 37 years. 2017 total compensation came to $66,244.

Charles Jenkins Jr

Contract Service Specialist I/Law Department (001)

2019 total comp
$64,806
Base pay
$64,806
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,806
Hire date
2008-08-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
147139
Employee ID
129945

At Law Department (001), Charles Jenkins Jr serves as a Contract Service Specialist I. They have served since 2008 (about 11 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $64,806.

Harold Weisbaum

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2017 total comp
$63,669
Base pay
$63,669
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,669
Hire date
2016-10-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
94900
Employee ID
109116

Harold Weisbaum is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). They have served since 2016 (about a year). 2017 total compensation came to $63,669.

Susanne Benson

Legal Assistant Supervisor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$63,306
Base pay
$63,306
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,306
Hire date
2011-03-21

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
62223
Employee ID
138558

Susanne Benson is a Legal Assistant Supervisor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. 2020 total compensation came to $63,306.