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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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Jade Mitchell

Agency IT Specialist II/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$80,965
Base pay
$80,965
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,965
Hire date
2018-09-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
87615
Employee ID
148213

At Law Department (001), Jade Mitchell serves as a Agency IT Specialist II. Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $80,965.

Frederic Smalkin

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$80,647
Base pay
$80,647
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,647
Hire date
2014-05-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
81200
Employee ID
121162

Frederic Smalkin holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $80,647.

Elizabeth Martinez

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$80,623
Base pay
$80,623
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,623
Hire date
2008-06-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
81600
Employee ID
117815

Elizabeth Martinez is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $80,623.

Cheryle Wilson

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2015 total comp
$80,235
Base pay
$80,235
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,235
Hire date
2007-05-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
80300
Employee ID
82277

Cheryle Wilson is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2007, they have about 8 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $80,235.

Rachel Simmonsen

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2019 total comp
$79,942
Base pay
$79,942
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,942
Hire date
2018-03-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
92000
Employee ID
134859

Rachel Simmonsen is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. 2019 total compensation came to $79,942.

Samuel Snyder

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$79,674
Base pay
$79,674
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,674
Hire date
2018-11-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
79445
Employee ID
151875

Samuel Snyder is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $79,674.

Joseph Comeau

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$78,104
Base pay
$78,104
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,104
Hire date
2018-09-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
76883
Employee ID
140749

At Law Department (001), Joseph Comeau serves as a Assistant Solicitor. They have served since 2018 (about 2 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $78,104.

Charles Jenkins

Contract Service Specialist I/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$77,829
Base pay
$77,829
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,829
Hire date
2008-08-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
148990
Employee ID
145399

Charles Jenkins holds the role of Contract Service Specialist I at Law Department (001). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $77,829.

Kyle Hildreth

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$77,105
Base pay
$77,105
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,105
Hire date
2019-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
76883
Employee ID
144624

At Law Department (001), Kyle Hildreth serves as a Assistant Solicitor. Hired in 2019, they have about a year of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $77,105.

Molly Cross

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$76,668
Base pay
$76,668
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,668
Hire date
2018-10-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
75857
Employee ID
141078

Molly Cross holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2018, about 2 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $76,668.

Mary Lunis

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2013 total comp
$76,409
Base pay
$76,409
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,409
Hire date
2000-12-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
76500
Employee ID
41368

Mary Lunis holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 13 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $76,409.

Mark Dimenna

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$76,390
Base pay
$76,390
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,390
Hire date
2011-10-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
77300
Employee ID
113281

At Law Department (001), Mark Dimenna serves as a Assistant Solicitor. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 7 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $76,390.

Nicholas Sokolow

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2017 total comp
$76,356
Base pay
$76,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,356
Hire date
2014-04-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
75000
Employee ID
107726

Nicholas Sokolow is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $76,356.

Charlemayne Walker

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2015 total comp
$75,438
Base pay
$75,438
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,438
Hire date
2007-08-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
74900
Employee ID
81529

At Law Department (001), Charlemayne Walker serves as a Assistant Solicitor. They have served since 2007 (about 8 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $75,438.