City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (356)
Agency file
The Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (356) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2020, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $41,115; the highest distinct record was $44,320.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($41,115) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $43,779 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,816. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $459.4K — | 15 — | $30,564 — |
| 2015 | $416.4K ▼ 9.3% | 14 ▼ 6.7% | $32,167 ▲ 5.2% |
| 2016 | $337.1K ▼ 19.0% | 10 ▼ 28.6% | $33,404 ▲ 3.8% |
| 2017 | $229.3K ▼ 32.0% | 7 ▼ 30.0% | $32,293 ▼ 3.3% |
| 2018 | $275.4K ▲ 20.1% | 7 ±0% | $37,674 ▲ 16.7% |
| 2019 | $241.3K ▼ 12.4% | 6 ▼ 14.3% | $38,843 ▲ 3.1% |
| 2020 | $292.4K ▲ 21.1% | 7 ▲ 16.7% | $41,115 ▲ 5.8% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Laborer/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (356)
Source-specific fields
Valerie Pope holds the role of Laborer at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (356). They have served since 1994 (about 26 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $42,518.