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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%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Onica Barnes

Operations Officer IV/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$92,630
Base pay
$92,630
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,630
Hire date
2012-12-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
96506
Employee ID
138279

At Law Department (001), Onica Barnes serves as a Operations Officer IV. Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $92,630.

Wayne Brooks

Claims Investigator/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$92,448
Base pay
$92,448
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,448
Hire date
1996-01-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
69317
Employee ID
139341

At Law Department (001), Wayne Brooks serves as a Claims Investigator. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 24 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $92,448.

Peter Kochanski

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$91,201
Base pay
$91,201
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,201
Hire date
2019-04-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
91293
Employee ID
146372

Peter Kochanski is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). They have served since 2019 (about a year). 2020 total compensation came to $91,201.

Sabrina Willis

Chief Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2016 total comp
$90,748
Base pay
$90,748
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,748
Hire date
2006-11-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
93700
Employee ID
96069

Sabrina Willis works as a Chief Solicitor for Law Department (001). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). Sabrina earned $90,748 in 2016.

Natalie Amato

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$90,472
Base pay
$90,472
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,472
Hire date
2011-10-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
88663
Employee ID
137770

Natalie Amato is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. 2020 total compensation came to $90,472.

Hana Kondratyuk

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2019 total comp
$90,065
Base pay
$90,065
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,065
Hire date
2013-04-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
90000
Employee ID
130712

Hana Kondratyuk holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2013, they have about 6 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $90,065.

Daniel Goldberg

Chief Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$88,454
Base pay
$88,454
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,454
Hire date
2010-07-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
111828
Employee ID
143316

At Law Department (001), Daniel Goldberg serves as a Chief Solicitor. They have served since 2010 (about 10 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $88,454.