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States Attorneys Office (004)

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

The States Attorneys Office (004) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2020, this agency had 64 employees with median total compensation of $49,191; the highest distinct record was $132,220.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.7M
Employees
64
Median total
$49,191
Highest record
$132,220

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 64 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,191) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$57,905 (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
$32,063
$42,231
$49,191
$70,215
$93,502

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $93,502 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,063. 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
$3.3M
67
$44,571
2015
$3.5M
5.5%
71
6.0%
$43,915
1.5%
2016
$3.7M
4.6%
75
5.6%
$40,626
7.5%
2017
$3.5M
5.2%
66
12.0%
$48,494
19.4%
2018
$3.8M
8.7%
64
3.0%
$55,435
14.3%
2019
$3M
20.1%
60
6.3%
$43,507
21.5%
2020
$3.7M
22.9%
64
6.7%
$49,191
13.1%

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Record list

Employees

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Murphy Hartford

Chief State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (004)

2018 total comp
$98,008
Base pay
$98,008
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,008
Hire date
2003-10-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
103400
Employee ID
115329

At States Attorneys Office (004), Murphy Hartford serves as a Chief State's Attorney. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $98,008.

Irene Dey

Assistant State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (004)

2020 total comp
$96,495
Base pay
$96,495
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,495
Hire date
1998-08-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
96584
Employee ID
141609

Irene Dey is a Assistant State's Attorney at States Attorneys Office (004). They have served since 1998 (about 22 years). 2020 total compensation came to $96,495.

Donna Mcclendon

Chief State's Attorney/States Attorneys Office (004)

2013 total comp
$96,109
Base pay
$96,109
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,109
Hire date
1986-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A29
Annualsalary
96200
Employee ID
41921

Donna Mcclendon works as a Chief State's Attorney for States Attorneys Office (004). They have served since 1986 (about 27 years). Donna earned $96,109 in 2013.