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City of Baltimore / Public Works - Administration

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Public Works - Administration

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

The Public Works - Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 278 employees with median total compensation of $80,131; the highest distinct record was $280,121.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$22.9M
Employees
278
Median total
$80,131
Highest record
$280,121

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 278 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,131) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$82,493 (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
$36,302
$57,194
$80,131
$99,887
$132,106

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,106 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,302. 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 5 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2021
$13.7M
183
$71,068
2022
$18.6M
35.6%
261
42.6%
$66,890
5.9%
2023
$20.5M
10.4%
315
20.7%
$66,563
0.5%
2024
$20.4M
0.5%
289
8.3%
$72,472
8.9%
2025
$22.9M
12.3%
278
3.8%
$80,131
10.6%

Record list

Employees

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Keith Opher

33642 - Safety Enforcement Officer II/Public Works - Administration

2024 total comp
$84,743
Base pay
$84,743
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,743
Hire date
2020-01-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
76048
Employee ID
258234

Keith Opher works as a 33642 - Safety Enforcement Officer II for Public Works - Administration. They have served since 2020 (about 4 years). Keith earned $84,743 in 2024.

Rita Brown

Safety Enforcement Officer III/Public Works - Administration

2021 total comp
$84,698
Base pay
$84,698
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,698
Hire date
2016-02-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A41
Annualsalary
60785
Employee ID
156344

Rita Brown works as a Safety Enforcement Officer III for Public Works - Administration. They have served since 2016 (about 5 years). Rita earned $84,698 in 2021.