City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (372)
Agency file
The Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (372) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $37,760; the highest distinct record was $61,389.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($37,760) — 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 $48,659 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,490. 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 | $330.7K — | 11 — | $29,500 — |
| 2015 | $415.8K ▲ 25.7% | 12 ▲ 9.1% | $33,277 ▲ 12.8% |
| 2016 | $504.9K ▲ 21.4% | 15 ▲ 25.0% | $33,517 ▲ 0.7% |
| 2017 | $744K ▲ 47.3% | 21 ▲ 40.0% | $36,004 ▲ 7.4% |
| 2018 | $876.2K ▲ 17.8% | 21 ±0% | $41,721 ▲ 15.9% |
| 2019 | $671.8K ▼ 23.3% | 17 ▼ 19.0% | $38,130 ▼ 8.6% |
| 2020 | $694K ▲ 3.3% | 18 ▲ 5.9% | $37,760 ▼ 1.0% |
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Record list
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Laborer Hourly/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (372)
Source-specific fields
William Keston holds the role of Laborer Hourly at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (372). They have served since 1997 (about 23 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $19,222.