City of Baltimore / Planning
Agency file
The Planning supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.
In 2025, this agency had 68 employees with median total compensation of $85,442; the highest distinct record was $174,522.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 68 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,442) — 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 $104,915 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,062. 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 5 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.2M — | 62 — | $75,705 — |
| 2022 | $4M ▼ 5.7% | 73 ▲ 17.7% | $71,361 ▼ 5.7% |
| 2023 | $4.2M ▲ 5.5% | 68 ▼ 6.8% | $75,848 ▲ 6.3% |
| 2024 | $4.5M ▲ 7.1% | 70 ▲ 2.9% | $78,242 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2025 | $5.1M ▲ 14.7% | 68 ▼ 2.9% | $85,442 ▲ 9.2% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Executive Director III/Planning
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At Planning, David C Ryer serves as a Executive Director III. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $174,522.
00097 - Executive Director III/Planning
Source-specific fields
At Planning, Chris Ryer serves as a 00097 - Executive Director III. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $168,144.
Executive Director III/Planning
Source-specific fields
David Ryer holds the role of Executive Director III at Planning. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 19 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $161,087.
Operations Manager II (Non-Civil)/Planning
Source-specific fields
At Planning, Nichole M. Stewart serves as a Operations Manager II (Non-Civil). Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,398.
00091 - Operations Manager II (Non-Civil)/Planning
Source-specific fields
Nichole Stewart works as a 00091 - Operations Manager II (Non-Civil) for Planning. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years. Nichole earned $146,017 in 2024.