City of Baltimore / Mayors Office (001) / Executive Director IV
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
7 employees hold this title in Mayors Office (001). Median total compensation for the role is $161,813, above the department median of $58,449.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 1,970 people — is $268,030. Mayors Office (001) pays a median base salary of $147,635 for this role, 45% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Mayors Office (001)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Mayors Office (001)’s median base salary is 31% below that national figure, about the 30th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Mayors Office (001) is $147,635, 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
Executive Director IV is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In Mayors Office (001), the median of $161,813 ranks #2 of 5.
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
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 →
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
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Executive Director IV/Mayors Office (001)
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At Mayors Office (001), Sheryl Goldstein serves as a Executive Director IV. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $190,785.
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James Smith Jr. holds the role of Executive Director IV at Mayors Office (001). They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $180,421.
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Lester Davis holds the role of Executive Director IV at Mayors Office (001). Hired in 2010, they have about 10 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $173,475.
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Khalil Zaied works as a Executive Director IV for Mayors Office (001). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 18 years. Khalil earned $161,813 in 2016.
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Andrew Smullian is a Executive Director IV at Mayors Office (001). Hired in 2008, they have about 8 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $135,891.
Executive Director IV/Mayors Office (001)
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Daniel Ramos holds the role of Executive Director IV at Mayors Office (001). They have served since 2013 (about 7 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $128,998.
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Peter Hammen works as a Executive Director IV for Mayors Office (001). Hired in 2016, they have about 4 years of service. Peter earned $57,432 in 2020.