City of Baltimore / Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310) / Solid Waste Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310). Median total compensation for the role is $38,342, below the department median of $53,693.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 1,370 people — is $46,040. Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310) pays a median base salary of $38,342 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 26th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 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 Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 147,240 people — is $49,690. Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310)’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 23rd 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310) is $38,342, 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
Solid Waste Driver is held in 14 City of Baltimore departments. In Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310), the median of $38,342 ranks #10 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Solid Waste Driver role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310)
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Garry Smith works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Garry earned $53,693 in 2020.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310)
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William Evans Jr is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310). Hired in 2011, they have about 4 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $38,342.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310)
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Johnny Nelson is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (310). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $36,993.