City of Baltimore / Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410) / Solid Waste Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
16 employees hold this title in Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Median total compensation for the role is $50,299, above the department median of $48,715.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 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 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 1,370 people — is $46,040. Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410) pays a median base salary of $50,714 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 61st 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) (410)’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) (410)’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd 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) (410) is $50,714, 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) (410), the median of $50,299 ranks #4 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.
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Record list
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Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Robert Torain works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Hired in 2004, they have about 15 years of service. Robert earned $77,829 in 2019.
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Cynthia Rowlette is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). They have served since 2002 (about 18 years). 2020 total compensation came to $60,872.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410), Nelson Ricks serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $56,601.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Stephaney Smith is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $55,837.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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William Evans Jr works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). William earned $55,481 in 2019.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Floyd Green holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 17 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $54,793.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Caroline Thomas works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Hired in 2000, they have about 20 years of service. Caroline earned $50,937 in 2020.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Joseph Rice Iv holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $50,714.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410), David Smith serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2004, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $49,884.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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William Jenkins works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. William earned $49,653 in 2020.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410), Antoine Jordan serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $47,047.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Barry Johnson Jr holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $46,481.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Eric Oliver is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 5 years. 2016 total compensation came to $46,123.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Andre Brown is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). They have served since 2009 (about 8 years). 2017 total compensation came to $45,434.
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Berson Tyner is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Hired in 2006, they have about 11 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $38,317.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410)
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Raymond Smith works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (410). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. Raymond earned $34,544 in 2013.