City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403) / Commercial Driver's License Driver I
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
15 employees hold this title in Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). Median total compensation for the role is $49,875, above the department median of $49,875.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — about 15,580 people — is $59,460. Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403) pays a median base salary of $49,875 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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 Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — about 2,062,040 people — is $58,640. Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)’s median base salary is 15% below that national figure, about the 29th 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 Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403) is $49,875, 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
Commercial Driver's License Driver I is held in 62 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403), the median of $49,875 ranks #23 of 62.
Median total compensation for the Commercial Driver's License Driver I role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Davon Taylor works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). They have served since 2012 (about 8 years). Davon earned $70,885 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403), James Wrenn serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 25 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $59,152.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Emmanuel Grant works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). Their hire date on record is -86140800000. Emmanuel earned $58,094 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Keith Harrell holds the role of Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). They have served since 2012 (about 8 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $55,070.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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John Mccauley works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). Hired in 1998, they have about 22 years of service. John earned $52,004 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403), Tony Johnson serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Hired in 1990, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $50,507.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Dean Copeland works as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). They have served since 2012 (about 8 years). Dean earned $49,959 in 2020.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403), Kenneth Matthews serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Hired in 1996, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $49,875.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Gregory Griffin is a Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). They have served since 2012 (about 8 years). 2020 total compensation came to $49,056.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403), Carlton Shepard serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. They have served since 2005 (about 15 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $48,183.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Algia Homes holds the role of Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $47,236.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403), Rodney Smith serves as a Commercial Driver's License Driver I. Hired in 1992, they have about 28 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $45,919.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Charles Harris-El holds the role of Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). Hired in 2013, they have about 7 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $43,684.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Donn Pearson holds the role of Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). Hired in 2005, they have about 15 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $42,397.
Commercial Driver's License Driver I/Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403)
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Gerard Marable is a Commercial Driver's License Driver I at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (403). They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). 2020 total compensation came to $42,028.