City of Baltimore / Law Department (004)
Agency file
The Law Department (004) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2020, this agency had 11 employees with median total compensation of $61,576; the highest distinct record was $143,271.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 11 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,576) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,476 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,027. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $318.1K — | 5 — | $51,912 — |
| 2015 | $206.2K ▼ 35.2% | 4 ▼ 20.0% | $44,462 ▼ 14.4% |
| 2016 | $256.3K ▲ 24.3% | 4 ±0% | $63,469 ▲ 42.7% |
| 2017 | $334.4K ▲ 30.5% | 5 ▲ 25.0% | $55,975 ▼ 11.8% |
| 2018 | $357.2K ▲ 6.8% | 5 ±0% | $60,596 ▲ 8.3% |
| 2019 | $789.4K ▲ 121.0% | 11 ▲ 120.0% | $59,771 ▼ 1.4% |
| 2020 | $890.1K ▲ 12.8% | 11 ±0% | $61,576 ▲ 3.0% |
Record list
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Legal Assistant I/Law Department (004)
Source-specific fields
At Law Department (004), Rhonda Smith serves as a Legal Assistant I. Their tenure dates to 1981, about 32 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $46,529.