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Planning Department (103)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Planning Department (103) supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2020, this agency had 30 employees with median total compensation of $72,683; the highest distinct record was $106,810.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2M
Employees
30
Median total
$72,683
Highest record
$106,810

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 30 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,683) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$68,094 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$18,650
$67,829
$72,683
$85,469
$92,476

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $92,476 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,650. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$898K
15
$62,891
2015
$1.2M
38.7%
20
33.3%
$67,375
7.1%
2016
$1.2M
3.2%
20
±0%
$60,797
9.8%
2017
$1.4M
12.8%
24
20.0%
$64,497
6.1%
2018
$1.8M
32.5%
28
16.7%
$70,471
9.3%
2019
$1.8M
1.7%
25
10.7%
$73,616
4.5%
2020
$2M
11.5%
30
20.0%
$72,683
1.3%

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Record list

Employees

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Lisa Mcneilly

Operations Officer V/Planning Department (103)

2020 total comp
$106,810
Base pay
$106,810
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,810
Hire date
2017-06-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A19
Annualsalary
105701
Employee ID
147946

At Planning Department (103), Lisa Mcneilly serves as a Operations Officer V. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $106,810.

Sara Paranilam

Operations Officer V/Planning Department (103)

2020 total comp
$103,304
Base pay
$103,304
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,304
Hire date
2001-05-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A19
Annualsalary
102598
Employee ID
149202

Sara Paranilam holds the role of Operations Officer V at Planning Department (103). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $103,304.

Holly Freishtat

Food Policy Director/Planning Department (103)

2020 total comp
$101,316
Base pay
$101,316
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,316
Hire date
2011-08-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A19
Annualsalary
100359
Employee ID
142853

At Planning Department (103), Holly Freishtat serves as a Food Policy Director. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $101,316.