City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (357)
Agency file
The Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (357) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2020, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $44,146; the highest distinct record was $49,155.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,146) — 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 $48,704 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,673. 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 | $504.9K — | 17 — | $29,062 — |
| 2015 | $485.8K ▼ 3.8% | 15 ▼ 11.8% | $31,632 ▲ 8.8% |
| 2016 | $455.3K ▼ 6.3% | 14 ▼ 6.7% | $31,719 ▲ 0.3% |
| 2017 | $427.8K ▼ 6.1% | 13 ▼ 7.1% | $33,375 ▲ 5.2% |
| 2018 | $474.7K ▲ 11.0% | 12 ▼ 7.7% | $36,829 ▲ 10.3% |
| 2019 | $402.2K ▼ 15.3% | 10 ▼ 16.7% | $42,453 ▲ 15.3% |
| 2020 | $336.3K ▼ 16.4% | 8 ▼ 20.0% | $44,146 ▲ 4.0% |
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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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Motor Vehicle Driver II (Hrly)/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (357)
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Michael Wright holds the role of Motor Vehicle Driver II (Hrly) at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (357). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 15 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $38,646.