City of Baltimore / Liquor License Board
Agency file
The Liquor License Board regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.
In 2025, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $85,855; the highest distinct record was $203,055.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,855) — 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 $129,669 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $42,615. 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 8 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $1.2M — | 30 — | $38,015 — |
| 2012 | $1.4M ▲ 18.7% | 36 ▲ 20.0% | $43,344 ▲ 14.0% |
| 2014 | $863.6K ▼ 39.0% | 20 ▼ 44.4% | $45,707 ▲ 5.5% |
| 2021 | $1.6M ▲ 91.1% | 25 ▲ 25.0% | $54,429 ▲ 19.1% |
| 2022 | $1.5M ▼ 8.5% | 26 ▲ 4.0% | $52,886 ▼ 2.8% |
| 2023 | $1.7M ▲ 10.3% | 26 ±0% | $62,173 ▲ 17.6% |
| 2024 | $1.9M ▲ 11.2% | 26 ±0% | $69,547 ▲ 11.9% |
| 2025 | $1.8M ▼ 4.1% | 20 ▼ 23.1% | $85,855 ▲ 23.4% |
Record list
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Operations Director I/Liquor License Board
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Michelle B Wirzberger works as a Operations Director I for Liquor License Board. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Michelle earned $187,436 in 2025.
00095 - Executive Director I/Liquor License Board
Source-specific fields
Douglas Paige is a 00095 - Executive Director I at Liquor License Board. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 17 years. 2024 total compensation came to $183,437.