City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (360) / Commercial Driver's License Driver I
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Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
15 employees hold this title in Dpw-Solid Waste (360). Median total compensation for the role is $42,090, above the department median of $36,215.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — about 15,580 people — is $59,460. Dpw-Solid Waste (360) pays a median base salary of $42,290 for this role, 29% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Dpw-Solid Waste (360)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — about 2,062,040 people — is $58,640. Dpw-Solid Waste (360)’s median base salary is 28% below that national figure, about the 14th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 14 of 15 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Dpw-Solid Waste (360) is $42,090, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Commercial Driver's License Driver I is held in 62 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Solid Waste (360), the median of $42,090 ranks #43 of 62.
Median total compensation for the Commercial Driver's License Driver I role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), Alonzo Ames serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $67,821.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), Steven Mason serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 2 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $53,760.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Colin Hines works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (360). Their tenure dates to 2014, about 6 years. Colin earned $52,858 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), Howard Harrington Jr serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 15 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $50,781.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), Craig Hawkins serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 7 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $46,425.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Antonio Melvin works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (360). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Antonio earned $43,765 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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J Starks holds the role of Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (360). They have served since 2014 (about 6 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $42,489.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Kyle Vines works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (360). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 11 years. Kyle earned $42,090 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Troy Robinson is a Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (360). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 5 years. 2020 total compensation came to $41,227.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), David Reeping serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $39,056.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), Jahon Jones serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $36,215.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Tashona Neals works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (360). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 8 years. Tashona earned $34,398 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Shan Gilchrist holds the role of Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (360). They have served since 2016 (about 4 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $32,318.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (360), Shameaka Brooks serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. They have served since 2016 (about 4 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $31,210.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (360)
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Andy Heggins is a Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (360). They have served since 2018 (about 2 years). 2020 total compensation came to $22,847.