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City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

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Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

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

The Dpw-Solid Waste (415) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2020, this agency had 127 employees with median total compensation of $38,687; the highest distinct record was $57,844.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$4.7M
Employees
127
Median total
$38,687
Highest record
$57,844

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 127 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,687) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$36,695 (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
$20,014
$34,659
$38,687
$42,190
$47,058

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $47,058 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,014. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Solid Waste Worker
80 · $38,162
Solid Waste Driver
30 · $44,118
Laborer
7 · $38,327
Cdl Driver I
4 · $43,871
Cdl Driver II
3 · $41,454

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
2016
$905.6K
31
$29,613
2017
$2.2M
143.9%
69
122.6%
$33,563
13.3%
2018
$3.1M
42.5%
86
24.6%
$35,987
7.2%
2019
$4.1M
29.7%
112
30.2%
$37,267
3.6%
2020
$4.7M
14.2%
127
13.4%
$38,687
3.8%

Record list

Employees

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Jamal Johnson

Solid Waste Worker/Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

2020 total comp
$20,390
Base pay
$20,390
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,390
Hire date
2012-05-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
35102
Employee ID
145610

Jamal Johnson works as a Solid Waste Worker for Dpw-Solid Waste (415). Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. Jamal earned $20,390 in 2020.

Matthew Johnson

Solid Waste Driver/Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

2020 total comp
$20,014
Base pay
$20,014
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,014
Hire date
2017-03-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
39205
Employee ID
145663

Matthew Johnson holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (415). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $20,014.

Paul Chase

Solid Waste Driver/Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

2020 total comp
$19,086
Base pay
$19,086
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,086
Hire date
2015-09-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
36398
Employee ID
140356

Paul Chase holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (415). Hired in 2015, they have about 5 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $19,086.

Christopher Walker

Laborer (Hourly)/Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

2017 total comp
$18,573
Base pay
$18,573
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,573
Hire date
2016-09-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
29453
Employee ID
108849

Christopher Walker is a Laborer (Hourly) at Dpw-Solid Waste (415). Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $18,573.

Ervin Perry

Laborer (Hourly)/Dpw-Solid Waste (415)

2017 total comp
$18,445
Base pay
$18,445
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,445
Hire date
2016-09-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
29453
Employee ID
105859

Ervin Perry is a Laborer (Hourly) at Dpw-Solid Waste (415). They have served since 2016 (about a year). 2017 total compensation came to $18,445.