Maryland government employee pay: Search 2024 compensation data

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Maryland government employee pay: Search 2024 compensation data

As Maryland’s leaders grapple with a $3 billion budget gap, what does data show about how the state government is compensating employees, one of its biggest expenses? Payroll — including contract employees as well as government workers — represents about one out of every seven dollars Maryland spends. Last year, it totaled $8.84 billion, up 12% over 2023. More than 4% of that, or $404.4 million, was overtime pay, up 11% over the previous year. R…