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Executive Director IV

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

5 employees hold this title in Mayor's Office. Median total compensation for the role is $218,880, above the department median of $85,799.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$954.3K
Role median
$218,880
Agency median
$85,799
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Executive Director IV pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Chief Executivesabout 1,970 people is $268,030. Mayor's Office pays a median base salary of $178,892 for this role, 33% below that figureabout the 19th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Mayor's Office sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$156,010
$195,680
$268,030
$410,020
$486,310
Mayor's Office median · $178,892

The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Mayor's Office’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executivesabout 204,350 people is $213,990. Mayor's Office’s median base salary is 16% below that national figure, about the 40th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$75,700
$129,540
$213,990
$356,200
$507,730
Mayor's Office median · $178,892

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Mayor's Office is $178,892, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Baltimore

Executive Director IV is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In Mayor's Office, the median of $218,880 ranks #1 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Executive Director IV role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Executive Director beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $181,781 ranks #3 of 16. See Executive Director across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$234,270 · 24
California
$216,557 · 5
Texas
$174,155 · 48
New Jersey
$163,810 · 22
District of Columbia
$155,094 · 29
Vermont
$127,275 · 27
Massachusetts
$123,657 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Executive Director roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Anthony Barksdale

Executive Director IV/Mayor's Office

2025 total comp
$260,355
Base pay
$260,355
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$260,355
Hire date
2022-07-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A01
Annualsalary
263156.24
Employee ID
264669

Anthony Barksdale works as a Executive Director IV for Mayor's Office. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Anthony earned $260,355 in 2025.

Justin Alexander Williams

Executive Director IV/Mayor's Office

2025 total comp
$229,529
Base pay
$229,529
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$229,529
Hire date
2022-10-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A01
Annualsalary
227032.6
Employee ID
270349

At Mayor's Office, Justin Alexander Williams serves as a Executive Director IV. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $229,529.

John Merrill

Executive Director IV/Mayor's Office

2025 total comp
$218,880
Base pay
$218,880
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$218,880
Hire date
2023-07-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A01
Annualsalary
200000
Employee ID
269909

John Merrill works as a Executive Director IV for Mayor's Office. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. John earned $218,880 in 2025.

Shamiah T Kerney

Executive Director IV/Mayor's Office

2025 total comp
$213,590
Base pay
$213,590
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$213,590
Hire date
2021-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A01
Annualsalary
249700
Employee ID
274956

Shamiah T Kerney works as a Executive Director IV for Mayor's Office. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Shamiah earned $213,590 in 2025.

Letitia Kathlene Dzirasa

Executive Director IV/Mayor's Office

2025 total comp
$31,927
Base pay
$31,927
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,927
Hire date
2025-07-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A01
Annualsalary
255000
Employee ID
271646

Letitia Kathlene Dzirasa works as a Executive Director IV for Mayor's Office. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Letitia earned $31,927 in 2025.