City of Baltimore / Law Department
Agency file
The Law Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 111 employees with median total compensation of $121,406; the highest distinct record was $266,874.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 111 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($121,406) — 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 $173,155 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,788. 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 9 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $5.7M — | 97 — | $56,996 — |
| 2012 | $6.6M ▲ 15.5% | 105 ▲ 8.2% | $62,009 ▲ 8.8% |
| 2014 | $7M ▲ 5.4% | 110 ▲ 4.8% | $62,468 ▲ 0.7% |
| 2020 | $98.1K ▼ 98.6% | 1 ▼ 99.1% | $98,077 ▲ 57.0% |
| 2021 | $9.2M ▲ 9246.6% | 108 ▲ 10700.0% | $82,715 ▼ 15.7% |
| 2022 | $10.4M ▲ 13.7% | 134 ▲ 24.1% | $78,303 ▼ 5.3% |
| 2023 | $11.5M ▲ 10.1% | 130 ▼ 3.0% | $93,549 ▲ 19.5% |
| 2024 | $12.6M ▲ 9.5% | 128 ▼ 1.5% | $108,699 ▲ 16.2% |
| 2025 | $12.3M ▼ 2.4% | 111 ▼ 13.3% | $121,406 ▲ 11.7% |
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Record list
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City Solicitor/Law Department
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Ebony Monet Thompson works as a City Solicitor for Law Department. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Ebony earned $266,874 in 2025.
00735 - City Solicitor/Law Department
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At Law Department, Ebony Thompson serves as a 00735 - City Solicitor. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $258,044.
Operations Director II/Law Department
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At Law Department, Stephen Thomas Salsbury serves as a Operations Director II. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $212,063.
Na/Law Department
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Aaron Whitcomb is a Na at Law Department. Hired in 1985, they have about 38 years of service. 2023 total compensation came to $210,898.
00094 - Operations Director II/Law Department
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Stephen Salsbury works as a 00094 - Operations Director II for Law Department. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 3 years. Stephen earned $209,069 in 2024.
Operations Director I/Law Department
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Matthew Olen Bradford holds the role of Operations Director I at Law Department. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $192,138.
00735 - City Solicitor/Law Department
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At Law Department, James Shea serves as a 00735 - City Solicitor. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service. Their 2022 pay totaled $188,000.
00093 - Operations Director I/Law Department
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Matthew Bradford is a 00093 - Operations Director I at Law Department. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service. 2024 total compensation came to $186,764.
00093 - Operations Director I/Law Department
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At Law Department, Ebony Thompson serves as a 00093 - Operations Director I. Their tenure dates to 2022, about a year. Their 2023 pay totaled $185,716.